Trump gives Iran ten to fifteen days to make a deal or face “bad things.”

Trump said that talks to break the current impasse with Iran were doing well, but he insisted that Tehran come to a “meaningful” accord.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran threatened to respond against U.S. bases in the area if attacked after President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it must reach a deal over its nuclear program or “really bad things” will occur. He set a deadline of 10 to 15 days.

Trump stated that talks with Iran to resolve the tense stalemate were going well, but he insisted that Tehran strike a “meaningful” agreement amid a large U.S. military buildup in the Middle East that has heightened worries of a wider conflict.Otherwise, awful things happen,” Trump, who has vowed to strike Iran on several occasions, said at his Board of Peace’s first meeting in Washington.

Regarding the June U.S. airstrikes, Trump declared that Iran’s nuclear capability had been “decimated,” adding that “we may have to take it a step further or we may not.”Over the next ten or so days, you’ll find out,” he replied. He told reporters on Air Force One, when asked later to expand, “I would think that would be enough time, 10, 15 days, pretty much maximum.”

He refused to provide specifics, however, other than to reiterate the threat of “really bad things” and to declare that Iran will eventually have to reach an agreement.

Tehran stated that while it would not initiate a conflict, “in the event that it is subjected to military aggression, Iran will respond decisively and proportionately” in exercising its right to self-defense in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.The letter said that all of the enemy force’s assets, bases, and facilities in the area would be considered lawful targets. “The United States would bear full and direct responsibility for any unpredictable and uncontrolled consequences.”