President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it must reach a deal over its nuclear programme or "bad things" will happen, and appeared to set a 10-day deadline before the US might take action. ADVERTISEMENT"Otherwise bad things happen," Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran, told the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington. Also Read Us Iran nuclear talks in Geneva agree on guiding principles for deal pathTrump 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." "You can't have peace in the Middle East if they have a nuclear weapon." The US and ally Israel also want Iran to give up long-range ballistic missiles, stop supporting groups around the Middle East and stop using force to quell internal protests.

Source: The Telegraph February 19, 2026 17:11 UTC