WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump indicates he’ll be making a decision on a potential strike against Iran in the next 10 days.
Recalling the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June during his remarks at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, Trump says, “Now, 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 says.
Trump reiterates that Iran “can’t have a nuclear weapon.”
“You can’t have peace in the Middle East if they have a nuclear weapon,” he says.
“Now is the time for Iran to join us on a path that will complete what we’re doing,” Trump says.
“If they join us, that’ll be great. If they don’t join us, that’ll be great too. But it’ll be a very different path,” Trump continues. “They cannot continue to threaten the stability of the entire region.”
“They must make a deal. If that doesn’t happen… bad things will happen,” he adds.
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