President Trump has stated that he will make a decision on whether to attack Iran within the next 10 days, following the deployment of a second aircraft carrier strike group to the region.
“We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal. You are going to be finding out over the next, probably, 10 days,” Trump said during a meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington.
Trump highlighted that his airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program last June helped bring stability to the region, with US-partnered Arab nations fearing that a second strike could have the opposite effect.
“It totally decimated the nuclear potential, and when it did, when it decimated that, all of a sudden we had peace in the Middle East, because there was a black cloud hanging over the Middle East. And if that wasn’t done, that cloud would have been there,” he explained.
Trump had previously threatened to attack Iran if authorities violently suppressed anti-regime protests, which they proceeded to do.
Recent discussions involving Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have centered on Tehran’s nuclear program.
“Now is the time for Iran to join us on a path that will complete what we’re doing. And if they join us, that’ll be great. If they don’t join us, that’ll be great too, and it’ll be a very different path,” Trump stated.
“They cannot continue to threaten the stability of the entire region. And they must make a deal or if that doesn’t happen… bad things will happen.”
