ByKATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER
Published:10:31 EST, 19 February 2026|Updated:11:11 EST, 19 February 2026
Donald Trumpwarned the US could bombIranif a deal isn't reached in the next 10 days.
It came at the president's first-ever Board of Peace meeting in Washington,DCon 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.
Source: Drudge Report
