DONALD Trump has threatened Iran with “bad things” if a deal on nukes isn’t done within 10 days.
The US president boasted about bringing “peace to the Middle East”, mere minutes before suggesting that if Iran doesn’t do a deal on nukes “bad things [will] happen”.
US President Donald Trump threatened ‘bad things’ for Iran if a deal on nukes isn’t madeCredit: EPA
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei has threatened to send American warships ‘to the bottom of the sea’Credit: Getty
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner watch flight operations on USS Abraham Lincoln which lies in wait on the Arabian SeaCredit: AFP
The warning came during the president’s first ever Board of Peace meeting in Washington.
Asked about breakdowns in nuclear talks, Trump gave an ominous ultimatum: “We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal.”
“You’re going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days.”
Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike Iran if they do not come to a deal with the US to shut down nuclear development.
Today, the White House briefed that .
It came after Trump slammed the PM Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal mere hours after his own state department backed the deal.
He called the 100-year lease “tenuous, at best” and claimed that the US could need Diego Garcia to hit back at Iran if a nuclear deal is not agreed.
Trump said that the lease meant the strategic land could be snatched from UK control, which he said would be “a blight on our Great Ally”.
The US president has gone back and forth on Starmer’s Chagos deal in recent months.
But last night’s blast from Trump was because the UK has not agreed to let him strike Iran from British bases, The Times reported .
The US is thought to be planning strikes on Iran from both Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire – but it can only launch attacks from these bases with the British government’s permission.
The Times reported that the UK has not yet given permission because of concerns about breaching international law.
The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln leads its strike group during a photo exercise in the Arabian SeaCredit: Reuters
Security forces are seen during a pro-government rally in Tehran, IranCredit: Getty
Iran and the US held talks in Geneva on Tuesday after diplomatic efforts collapsed into .
Tensions are boiling over once more in the region – this week has seen Trump piling the pressure on Iran with the as an American armada assembles in the Middle East.
America’s biggest aircraft carrier is just days away from Iran, analysts believe.
The huge USS Gerald R. Ford will join the and its strike group already in the region, putting two full carrier battle groups within reach of Tehran.
It comes as for the first time since the eighties, hitting back at US threats.
Tyrant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lurking in the Persian Gulf in another escalation of tensions in the region.
Trump speaks during the inaugural Board of Peace meetingCredit: EPA 
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