Trump gives Iran ultimatum for nuclear deal
(L-bottom) USS Gerald R. Ford. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) / (L-top) Tehran on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) / (R-top) Iranian newspapers on February 18, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE via Getty Images) / (R-bottom) Iranian woman with portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump issued a high-stakes ultimatum to Tehran, stating that he will decide within the next 10 to 15 days whether to launch military strikes against Iran. The warning comes as the U.S. military completes its largest regional buildup in decades, punctuated by the deployment of a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East. On Thursday, speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., the president combined a call for diplomacy with a blunt threat of force. “We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal. You are...