President Donald Trump renewed his warning to Iran on Tuesday, saying the U.S.could strike the country "really hard" if negotiations between Washington and Tehran collapse again."If they back out again, they're going to get hit really hard," Trump told Fox News' Trace Gallagher.
"They know that.They understand that.
I have no choice.They can't have a nuclear weapon.
It's very simple."Trump said military action remained an option if diplomacy fails.TRUMP WARNS IRAN FIGHTING ISN'T OVER AS HE VOWS US WILL 'WIN' AS TALKS FADEPresident Donald Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran "really hard" if negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program collapse.(REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)"The hard hit is yet to come, and hopefully we won't have to use it," he said during the interview.Trump’s comments came days after he held off on a planned military strike on Iran that he said would have been the largest since World War II after Tehran and several Middle Eastern countries requested more time to negotiate over reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing Iran’s nuclear program."We were going to a tremendous attack, the biggest since World War II, and they called me and said very politely, 'Please, can we talk? Can we talk?' And I said, 'Yes, we can talk.
Let's get it done,'" Trump said.Earlier this week, Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and curb Iran's nuclear program was "imminent."TRUMP SAYS IRAN DEAL ‘LARGELY NEGOTIATED’ AS 84-DAY WAR NEARS POSSIBLE ENDPresident Donald Trump said military action against Iran remains an option if negotiations fail.(The White House via X Account/Anadolu via Getty Images/Contributor/Getty Images)Iranian officials have denied holding direct talks with the United States, saying negotiations are taking place through mediators in Oman.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Iranian and Omani officials had made significant progress toward a potential agreement to reopen the strait, though negotiations remain...