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United States (US) President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday it must make a deal over its nuclear program or “really bad things” will happen, and set a deadline of 10 to 15 days, drawing a threat from Tehran to retaliate against US bases in the region if attacked.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amid a massive US military buildup in the Middle East that has fueled fears of a wider war, Trump said negotiations with Iran to end the tense standoff were going well but demanded that Tehran reach a “meaningful” agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Otherwise bad things happen,” Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran, told the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trump spoke of the US airstrikes carried out in June, saying Iran’s nuclear potential had been “decimated,” adding “we may have to take it a step further or we may not.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“You\u2019ll be finding out over the next probably 10 days,” he said. Asked later to elaborate, he told reporters aboard Air Force One: “I would think that would be enough time, 10, 15 days, pretty much maximum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But he declined to be specific, except to warn again of “really bad things” and insist that Iran would have to make a deal one way or another.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Tehran said it would not start any war but that “in the event that it is subjected to military aggression, Iran will respond decisively and proportionately” in its exercise of the right of self-defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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