Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pushed back against Trump’s remarks during his Gulf tour, declaring, “We will not bow to bullies.” He continued, “He thinks shouting slogans will intimidate us — but for us, martyrdom is far sweeter than dying in our sleep.”

At the GCC summit in Riyadh, President Trump signaled openness to a potential deal with Iran, but issued a stern warning: Tehran must “end its support for terrorism, stop its violent proxy wars, and permanently and verifiably abandon any pursuit of nuclear weapons.”