Trump weighing strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal imminentThe Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Frank E Petersen Jr (DDG 121) and support vessels sail in formation in the Arabian Sea on Feb 6, 2026. (Photo: US Navy via AFP)US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at heaping pressure on Tehran to cut a deal to curb its nuclear programme. Trump had suggesting on Thursday that “bad things” would happen if Tehran did not strike a deal within 10 days, which he subsequently extended to 15. Araghchi also said US negotiators had not requested that Tehran end its nuclear enrichment programme, contradicting statements from American officials. On Thursday, Trump again suggested the US would attack Iran if it did not make a deal within the timeframe he laid out.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2026 15:57 UTC