U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he expected a nuclear deal with Iran to take shape during the next month, warning that Tehran would face "very traumatic" consequences if it fails to make an agreement.
"We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic. I don't want that to happen, but we have to make a deal," Trump told reporters a day after he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
"This will be very traumatic for Iran if they don't make a deal."
Trump said he hoped for a result "over the next month" from Washington's negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program.
Trump, who is considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to pressure Iran, recalled the U.S. military strikes he ordered on Tehran's nuclear facilities during Israel's 12-day war with Iran in July last year.
