# Trump says US could attack Iran as soon as Sunday or reach a deal; Pezeshkian calls US 'cowards'

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 25 Oct 2026
Updated: 25 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 25 Oct 2026

> Talks on an interim agreement have collapsed, Houthi missile debris has fallen in Makkah and Jeddah, and Gulf fuel prices are on edge. What it means for Pakistanis.

**US President Donald Trump says Washington is considering an attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, saying the US may have to "finish the job", though he added it could still reach a deal with Tehran**, [Al Jazeera reported](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/25/iran-war-live-trump-hints-at-possible-sunday-iran-attack-or-deal-reached) early on Sunday 25 October. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed the US for the collapse of talks on an interim agreement, calling the Americans "cowards" who "messed everything up", while saying Tehran should still push for a deal.

## What was said

- **Trump:** a strike is being considered for as early as Sunday, or a major deal could be reached. He spoke on Saturday in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he voted early in the US midterm elections.
- **Pezeshkian:** the US broke down the interim talks, but Iran should keep trying to conclude an agreement.
- **Barack Obama**, campaigning for Democrats in Ohio, said the war "is the reason why the price of just about everything is up", arguing that Iran now has "veto power" over the Strait of Hormuz.

## The Gulf on alert

Saudi Arabia says debris from intercepted Houthi missiles fell in **Makkah, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh**, and the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned what he called "heinous" attacks on the kingdom. Yemen's government says the Iran-backed Houthis attacked Aden, and fighting has intensified around the city of Taiz. Our earlier report covers [the Houthi missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu](/news/world/houthi-missiles-aimed-at-taif-and-yanbu-intercepted-makkah-region-was-under), and the US has already [cut embassy staff in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan and Lebanon](/news/us/us-cuts-embassy-staff-in-saudi-arabia-qatar-uae-jordan-and-lebanon-as-spy-chief).

## What it means in Pakistan

Millions of Pakistanis live and work in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, and thousands are in the kingdom for Umrah at any time. Follow instructions from Saudi civil defence and keep the Pakistani embassy and consulate numbers in your phone.

At home, the risk is to prices. Any US strike or disruption in the Strait of Hormuz pushes up oil, which feeds into the fortnightly fuel price review. PSO's ex-depot Karachi petrol price is Rs 377.71 a litre today; track it on our [petrol price page](/data/petrol-price), and see the [dollar rate](/data/usd-pkr) and [gold rate](/data/gold-24k-tola), which usually rise when the Gulf is tense. Bitcoin [fell below $80,000](/news/crypto/bitcoin-falls-below-dollar80000-about-rs-221-crore-lowest-in-over-a-month-on-us) on Saturday on the same fears.

We will update this story if a strike or a deal is announced.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is the US going to attack Iran on Sunday?**

Trump said on 24 October that a strike was being considered for as early as Sunday, but that a deal with Tehran was also possible. No attack had been announced when this was published.

## Sources

- Iran war live: Trump hints at possible Sunday Iran attack or deal reached (25 Oct 2026) (Al Jazeera): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/25/iran-war-live-trump-hints-at-possible-sunday-iran-attack-or-deal-reached

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