New Delhi, June 10 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran had taken too long to negotiate an agreement over the conflict in the Middle East and warned it would "have to pay the price."

His remarks came in a social media post following an exchange of fire between the United States and Iran, an incident that added pressure to a ceasefire that has been in place since April. In the post, Trump claimed that the Iranian military had been "completely defeated."

Trump took to Truth Social and said, "The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They've taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!"

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