Updated On: 13 February, 2026 11:05 AM IST | Washington | mid-day online correspondent
Iran’s nuclear programme has remained a major flashpoint in West Asia. The US had withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear deal during Trump’s first term. Since then, tensions have persisted over enrichment levels and regional security concerns

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday. PIC/AFP
President Donald Trump has urged Iran to swiftly reach a nuclear agreement, warning that failure to do so could be “very traumatic”, news agency IANS reported.
“We have to make a deal otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic,” Trump told reporters at the White House.