Iran Must Make Deal Quickly or It Will Be Traumatic for Tehran, Trump Says

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Iran Must Make Deal Quickly or It Will Be Traumatic for Tehran, Trump Says
President Donald Trump in the White House in Washington on Feb. 12, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Feb. 12 that he expects Iran to make a deal with the United States quickly or face traumatic consequences.

“We have to make a deal, otherwise it’s going to be very traumatic, very traumatic,” Trump said, responding to a question about how talks were progressing.

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