Friday, February 20 2026 - US president Donald Trump has warned that the US could bomb Iran if a deal isn't reached in the next 10 days
He made the warning at the first-ever Board of Peace meeting
in Washington, DC on Thursday, where he complained about the high cost of war.
He bragged about bringing 'peace to the Middle East,' but
then in the same remarks threatened that if Iran doesn't make a meaningful
peace deal 'bad things [will] happen.'
'We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe
we're going to make a deal..,' Trump said of breakdowns in nuclear talks.
'You're going to be finding out over the next probably 10
days,' he added.Trump has repeatedly said he wants to be the president that
ends wars, but the meeting of the newly formed board comes after the US
military significantly built-up air and naval assets in the Middle East in
recent weeks.
This included moving aircraft carriers, fighter jets,
submarines and other resources to the region.
Iran nuclear talks stalled after the recent round of
negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland where the Middle Eastern nation requested
more time with little-to-no breakthrough.
Reports indicate that potential US targets in Iran could
include its nuclear facilities, ballistic missile sites and military
installations.
'Iran is a hot spot right now,' Trump said, but added: 'Good
talks are being had.'
'It's proven to be over the years not easy to make a
meaningful deal with Iran – we have to make a meaningful deal otherwise bad
things happen.'
The president highlighted his efforts to end global
conflicts while announcing the creation of a Board of Peace, again claiming he
halted eight wars during his time in office, even as reports surfaced
suggesting he could launch a strike on Iran “as soon as this weekend.”'An easy
word to say but a hard word to produce – peace,' Trump said at the top of his
remarks at the inaugural meeting with nearly 50 world leaders attending
in-person or virtually.
He went on to say that the US and other countries
represented on the board are 'very generous with money' to bring peace between
nations and end ongoing conflicts.
'There's nothing less expensive than peace,' Trump said.
'You know, when you go to war, it costs you 100 times what it costs to make
peace.
'A lot of people in this room hate each other – you know,
sort of natural, I guess,' the president went on. 'But we're bringing love back
into the room like the old days.'
0 Comments