In a significant escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his warning that Iran has 10 to 15 days to reach a nuclear deal or face potential military action, stating that 'bad things will happen' if Iran does not comply. This comes as the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East intensifies, with the deployment of a second aircraft carrier strike group aimed at pressuring Tehran. Trump emphasized during the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace that the world will know within 'probably 10 days' whether a deal can be reached (BBC US & Canada, February 20, 2026; The Guardian, February 20, 2026).
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Trump's Deadline for Iran Nuclear Deal Amid Military Tensions
Trump warns Iran has 10-15 days to finalize a nuclear deal or face military action, as U.S. intensifies military presence. Negotiations continue, but tensions rise amid potential conflict.
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Updated 3h agoMEE
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Updated 5h agoTrump administration pursuing nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, opening path to enrichment: ReportFEB 20, 6:00 PMRead →Iran says 'constructive' talks with US have reached 'broad agreement'FEB 17, 12:22 PMRead →Iran’s foreign minister calls Munich Security Conference a ‘circus’ amid nuclear tensionsFEB 14, 9:32 PMRead →
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Updated 6h agoTrump says limited strike on Iran an option as draft nuclear deal remains in the worksFEB 20, 4:33 PMRead →Why do Iran and the US choose Switzerland as common ground for talks?FEB 17, 10:00 AMRead →Iran's foreign minister sees 'window of opportunity' after fresh nuclear talks with USFEB 17, 8:44 AMRead →Tehran's top diplomat goes to Geneva for nuclear talks amid IRGC's Hormuz war gamesFEB 16, 3:10 PMRead →
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Updated 7h agoTrump says ‘considering’ strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal to be ready in next ‘two, three days’FEB 20, 4:02 PMRead →Iran says draft nuclear plan to be ready in ‘next two, three days’FEB 20, 2:44 PMRead →US to stop Iran’s nuclear arms ambitions ‘one way or the other’: energy secretaryFEB 18, 11:52 AMRead →Iran FM says agreed with US ‘on guiding principles’ for dealFEB 17, 2:52 PMRead →Iran says US ‘more realistic’ on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz StraitFEB 16, 6:30 PMRead →Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with USFEB 15, 2:36 PMRead →Iran open to nuclear deal compromises if US discusses lifting sanctions, minister tells BBCFEB 15, 8:30 AMRead →Swiss say Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva next weekFEB 14, 5:30 PMRead →
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Updated 8h agoUS not seeking zero enrichment in talks, Iran’s foreign minister saysFEB 20, 2:48 PMRead →Facing US warnings, Iran defends right to nuclear enrichmentFEB 20, 12:29 AMRead →Iran says no country can deprive it of enrichment rightsFEB 19, 11:54 AMRead →White House tells Iran to do deal as Trump hints at US strikesFEB 18, 10:23 PMRead →UN nuclear watchdog chief warns Iran-US talks ‘don’t have much time’FEB 18, 10:17 PMRead →Iran ‘drafting framework to advance’ future US talks: FM tells IAEA chiefFEB 18, 2:36 PMRead →Khamenei says US ‘will not succeed’ in destroying Iran as talks startFEB 17, 1:05 PMRead →US and Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war loomsFEB 17, 5:46 AMRead →Iran foreign minister met IAEA chief ahead of nuclear talksFEB 16, 3:21 PMRead →Talks with US: Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on tableFEB 15, 11:22 PMRead →Iran FM heads to Geneva for second round of nuclear talks with US: ministryFEB 15, 4:12 PMRead →
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Geo World
Updated 8h agoWashington weighing strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal coming soonFEB 20, 2:33 PMRead →Iran to submit formal proposal to ease tensions with US after Geneva talks: officialFEB 18, 10:21 PMRead →Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with USFEB 17, 3:47 PMRead →US, Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war loomsFEB 17, 7:07 AMRead →Trump signals indirect role in high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiationsFEB 17, 1:47 AMRead →US-Iran talks: Netanyahu sceptical of deal without full nuclear dismantlingFEB 16, 12:13 AMRead →
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Updated 10h agoTrump sets 15-day deadline, warns Iran of “Bad Things”FEB 20, 1:00 PMRead →Trump sets deadline for Iran nuclear deal amid tensionsFEB 20, 9:00 AMRead →Iran, US agree on principles but gaps remain in nuclear talksFEB 18, 7:30 AMRead →Trump warns Iran of consequences in Geneva talksFEB 17, 4:45 PMRead →Trump signals indirect role in US Iran nuclear talksFEB 17, 6:45 AMRead →Iran signals willingness to compromise on nuclear deal with USFEB 15, 10:00 AMRead →
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Updated 1 day agoUS, Israel warn Iran amid military buildupFEB 19, 8:38 PMRead →No country can deprive Iran of enrichment rights, says country's atomic chiefFEB 19, 3:44 AMRead →Iran 'drafting framework' for US talks: FMFEB 18, 9:40 PMRead →Iran’s Guards begin drills in Hormuz StraitFEB 16, 4:19 PMRead →Iranian FM says he will meet IAEA director todayFEB 16, 3:48 AMRead →Iran signals flexibility ahead of Geneva round of N-talksFEB 15, 9:20 PMRead →Switzerland says Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva next weekFEB 14, 12:46 PMRead →
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Updated 1 day agoUS-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'FEB 19, 6:26 PMRead →Iran says 'guiding principles' agreed with US at nuclear talksFEB 17, 9:38 PMRead →Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu saysFEB 16, 4:26 AMRead →Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in TehranFEB 15, 3:07 PMRead →
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The Hindu
Updated 1 day agoTrump presses Iran to make ‘meaningful’ deal, appears to set 10-day deadlineFEB 19, 5:35 PMRead →Iran 'drafting framework to advance' future U.S. talks: FM tells IAEA chiefFEB 18, 2:06 PMRead →U.S., Iran agree on ‘guiding principles’ in nuclear talks amid threats of a regional warFEB 18, 10:15 AMRead →Iran upbeat after U.S. talks but Vance says 'red lines' not metFEB 18, 5:51 AMRead →Agreement on guiding principles reached with U.S.: AraghchiFEB 17, 4:41 PMRead →Trump says he will be involved ‘indirectly’ in Iran talksFEB 17, 4:46 AMRead →Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva for talks as IRGC begins live-fire drills near Strait of HormuzFEB 16, 4:35 PMRead →Iran meets U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of U.S. talksFEB 16, 12:33 PMRead →Iran Foreign Minister in Geneva for second round of U.S. talksFEB 16, 7:29 AMRead →Netanyahu says U.S. deal with Iran must dismantle nuclear infrastructureFEB 15, 10:42 PMRead →Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with U.S.: MinisterFEB 15, 10:53 AMRead →U.S., Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss government saysFEB 14, 10:36 PMRead →Separate talks on Iran and Ukraine-Russia set for Tuesday in Geneva, source saysFEB 14, 2:23 AMRead →
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Updated 1 day agoIran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balanceFEB 19, 9:01 AMRead →Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with USFEB 17, 2:29 PMRead →Iranian state TV says Iran has begun nuclear negotiations in GenevaFEB 17, 10:29 AMRead →Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talksFEB 16, 12:29 PMRead →Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency saysFEB 15, 7:25 PMRead →Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency saysFEB 15, 4:29 PMRead →US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss gov. saysFEB 14, 7:50 PMRead →
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Updated 1 day agoIran and the U.S. lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balanceFEB 19, 8:23 AMRead →US and Iran say they'll continue nuclear talks as both build up their military forcesFEB 18, 11:40 AMRead →Former Pentagon official on the latest talks between the US and IranFEB 18, 11:40 AMRead →Former deputy special envoy for Iran discusses US-Iran nuclear talksFEB 17, 11:48 AMRead →US and Iran to meet for second round of nuclear talksFEB 17, 11:48 AMRead →U.S. and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in GenevaFEB 17, 7:01 AMRead →US and Iran head to Geneva to continue talks on Iran's nuclear program. What to knowFEB 16, 9:42 AMRead →
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Updated 1 day agoUS military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports sayFEB 19, 2:53 AMRead →Iran-US talks: agreement reached on ‘guiding principles’ after ‘constructive’ meeting, Tehran saysFEB 17, 2:51 PMRead →The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talksFEB 16, 8:10 PMRead →Nobody knows what would follow regime change in Iran – but what happened in 1979 offers some pointers | Jason BurkeFEB 15, 6:00 AMRead →
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Updated 1 day agoWhite House says Iran would be ‘wise’ to take deal amid military buildupFEB 18, 11:44 PMRead →Iran says ‘good progress’ made in nuclear talks with US in GenevaFEB 18, 4:26 AMRead →US and Iran reach ‘guiding principles’ in Geneva nuclear talksFEB 17, 8:55 PMRead →Iran’s Khamenei maintains tough rhetoric with US despite nuclear talksFEB 17, 4:49 PMRead →Iran and US open second round of nuclear talks in SwitzerlandFEB 17, 10:09 AMRead →Trump urges Iran to make nuclear deal saying he’ll be ‘indirectly’ involvedFEB 17, 7:29 AMRead →Trump says he will be involved ‘indirectly’ in Iran nuclear talksFEB 17, 3:10 AMRead →Iran’s Araghchi arrives in Geneva for second round of nuclear talks with USFEB 16, 7:40 AMRead →
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Updated 2 days agoIran tempts Trump with ‘trillion-dollar’ nuclear deal pitchFEB 18, 4:37 AMRead →Trump predicts Iran nuclear deal, warns of ‘consequences’ ahead of talksFEB 17, 1:14 AMRead →Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva for second round of high-stakes talks with USFEB 15, 10:20 PMRead →US-Iran talks to be held in Geneva next week, hosted by OmanFEB 14, 6:10 PMRead →
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Updated 3 days agoIran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with US in GenevaFEB 17, 11:31 AMRead →Iran says US 'more realistic' on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz StraitFEB 16, 12:24 PMRead →Netanyahu says any US-Iran deal must dismantle Tehran’s nuclear infrastructureFEB 16, 1:18 AMRead →Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with US, minister tells BBCFEB 15, 2:21 AMRead →Iran says regional countries can resolve issues together, rejects need for external guardianshipFEB 14, 7:50 AMRead →
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Updated 3 days agoUS and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in GenevaFEB 17, 6:42 AMRead →Iran’s Araghchi meets IAEA Chief in Geneva ahead of critical nuclear talks with USFEB 16, 11:28 AMRead →Iran must dismantle nuclear enrichment infrastructure, Netanyahu demandsFEB 16, 5:30 AMRead →Iran wants US nuclear agreement that benefits both sidesFEB 15, 4:00 PMRead →
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