JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Israeli media he was considering deploying a second aircraft carrier and additional military assets to the Middle East amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
President Trump said Washington and Tehran are currently in talks, and both sides expressed a willingness to reach an agreement to avoid military action.
He reiterated that Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.
The Republican politician referred to the US attack on Iran's underground nuclear facilities last summer, saying Tehran had underestimated its willingness to act.
"Last time, they didn't believe I would do it," Channel 12 Israel quoted the US President as saying, as reported by Al Arabiya (11/2).
"They played their hands excessively," he added.
The attack came during indirect talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.
President Trump said the current negotiations are "very different," and indicated Iran is now more eager to reach an agreement.
He added that Iran "very much wants the deal," but warned the United States was ready to act if diplomacy failed.
"Either we're going to make a deal, or we're going to have to do something very difficult like before," President Trump said.
The US president also confirmed that he was considering deploying a second aircraft carrier to the region as part of a wider military build-up.
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