Pakistan, May 21 -- US President Donald Trump has said Washington is prepared to launch further attacks on Tehran if a peace deal is not reached, while indicating he is willing to wait "a few days" for negotiations to progress.

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Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, Trump said the situation with Iran remained highly sensitive and could escalate rapidly if talks failed to deliver results. He warned that the United States was ready to act quickly if it did not receive what he described as the "right answers" from Tehran.

The remarks come six weeks after Trump paused Operation Epic Fury under a ceasefire arrangement aimed at opening the door for diplomacy. Howe...