"Donald Trump has said it will be clear within probably 10 days whether he can reach a nuclear deal with Iran, as the US military buildup in the Middle East intensifies with the impending arrival of a second carrier strike group. The US president, speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington DC, insisted Iran could not have a nuclear weapon and emphasised that bad things will happen if the country continued to threaten regional stability."
"Giving a possible timeline, Trump said: Maybe we're going to make a deal, but you're going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days, as the US waits for Iran to respond after talks between the two on Tuesday. The White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Iranian officials in Geneva to discuss Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, set back but not eliminated after US and Israeli bombing during the 12-day war last June."
"After the diplomatic meeting, Iran promised to respond within two weeks to US demands that it abandon enrichment altogether in return for sanctions relief roughly consistent with Trump's mooted timeline. However, last summer Trump gave himself two weeks to decide whether he would bomb Iran's underground nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow, only to strike it with B-2 stealth bombers within a few days."
Donald Trump set a ten-day timeline for clarity on a potential nuclear deal with Iran as US forces build up in the Middle East. White House envoys met Iranian officials in Geneva to discuss Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, which was set back but not eliminated after US and Israeli bombing last June. Iran promised to respond within two weeks to US demands to abandon enrichment in return for sanctions relief. US carrier strike groups including the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R Ford are deploying to the region. Experts say sufficient assets exist to begin an aerial campaign, though likely effects are unclear.
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