Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Iran the US may launched an attack should the regime not agree to a nuclear deal.
18:40, Thu, Feb 19, 2026 Updated: 19:03, Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Donald Trump has threatened Iran over the past few weeks (Image: Getty)
Donald Trump has given a clear indication he is still considering US strikes on Iran as he issued a 10-day warning. The US president warned that "bad things" will happen if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal on nuclear weapons during the first Board of Peace meeting in Washington.
He said: "We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal. You’re going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days." The White House also said today that a "weeks-long blitz" could start on Iran as early as this weekend if they don't come to the negotiating table.
Trump has threatened military intervention in Iran. (Image: Getty)
The US has already built up its forces in the Middle East in recent weeks, moving aircraft carriers, fighter jets, submarines and other resources to the region.
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to support Trump's threats of military intervention in Iran after the regime killed over 7,000 people in recent protests over clerical rule and the country's ailing economy.
Conservatives said they backed action to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons, and called on the Prime Minister to let US forces use air bases at RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and in Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands.
The UK has not yet given permission for the US to use British bases over fears that an attack on Iran would be a breach of international law, reports suggest
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"That is why Conservatives supported the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last summer. Iran must never obtain a nuclear bomb.
"While speculative, if the US judges that further action is needed to deal with that specific threat, and if again we believe such action is in our national interest and to protect vital UK security interests, then we should grant the use of our bases if and where required, including RAF bases in the UK, and Diego Garcia."
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