WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that ​the United States is going to attack Iran “very hard” if no peace deal is finalized.

“We’re going to be attacking them, attacking ‌them very hard,” ‌Trump told reporters ​at ‌the ⁠White House, ​citing Iran’s downing ⁠of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.

The president reiterated that Iran will be hit on Wednesday. Trump said the United States is still looking to make a deal.

“We want a deal that is meaningful, we want a deal that works,” Trump added about the negotiations with Iran.

Trump said that Iran has already agreed to not obtaining a nuclear weapon, ​but the ​agreement still needs to be signed.