Donald Trump has renewed his threats against Iran, suggesting that Tehran has about 10 days to reach a deal with Washington or face further military strikes.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Peace Board in Washington, the US president reiterated his argument that joint Israeli-American strikes against Iran in June last year paved the way for a "ceasefire" in Gaza.
Trump argued that without the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, Iran's "threat" would have prevented countries in the region from agreeing to "peace in the Middle East."
" So now we may have to go a step further, or we may not," Trump said. "Maybe we'll make a deal. You'll find out in the next 10 days , maybe," the US President said.
Trump's comments come days after the U.S. and Iran held a second round of indirect talks. On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the two sides made "good progress in negotiations" in Geneva and were able to reach broad agreement on a set of guiding principles for a deal.
But on the other hand, the US has continued to amass military assets in the Gulf region, including two aircraft carriers and dozens of fighter jets.
Iran, which denies seeking nuclear weapons, has said it would agree to curb uranium enrichment and place it under strict international inspection.
But the Trump administration has said it will oppose any Iranian enrichment. Washington has also sought to impose limits on Tehran's missile arsenal, but Iranian officials have ruled out any concessions on the issue, which they say is a non-negotiable defensive principle.
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