President Trump warned if no nuclear deal is reached with Iran it will be “very traumatic” for them.
Trump said his timeline for Iran was “over the next month, something like that.”
It comes as Trump appears to up pressure on Iran, while balancing negotiations with retaining the potential for military options.
“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. They should have made a deal the first time, and they got Midnight Hammer instead. And this will be very traumatic for Iran. If they don't make a deal, look if they don't make a deal, then it will be a different story,” Trump said.
President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House as seen on a television monitor in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran.
President Trump warned if no nuclear deal is reached with Iran it will be “very traumatic” for them.
Trump said his timeline for Iran was “over the next month, something like that.”
It comes as Trump appears to up pressure on Iran, while balancing negotiations with retaining the potential for military options.
“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. They should have made a deal the first time, and they got Midnight Hammer instead. And this will be very traumatic for Iran. If they don't make a deal, look if they don't make a deal, then it will be a different story,” Trump said.
Trump earlier in the day suggested a second aircraft carrier strike group was ordered to prepare to deploy to the Middle East, sharing an exclusive Wall Street Journal article published Wednesday on the move on Truth Social, that also cautioned the president hadn’t given an official order. Trump told Axios in an interview he was considering sending a second carrier to the region earlier in the week.
Sending a second carrier strike group is seen as a way to add pressure on the Iranian regime amidst negotiations, according to former defense officials.
“That’s a big deal,” said one former official, who also noted they do not believe the administration is preparing to strike, “I think the moment has passed.”
“What he’s trying to do is put continued pressure on Iran during negotiations,” the former official said.
But another former defense official added they “don’t think it’s a bluff,” noting they believe it’s pressure on the Iranians but retaining options if negotiations don’t go well.
