Trump warns Iran faces 'violence like people haven't seen before' if nuclear deal fails

President Donald Trump attended a breakfast with business leaders at the St Regis Doha hotel in Qatar on Thursday morning where he remained firm that Tehran must choose between never having a nuclear weapon or dealing with violence like people haven't seen before Just days before Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had made comments that calls to dismantle Tehran's nuclear facilities were unacceptable and that Iran will not give up its peaceful nuclear rights under any circumstances and will not back down from its rights in the face of pressure Trump suggested Iran may now be informally moving toward compliance with international demands to halt its nuclear weapons ambitions but emphasized that a final agreement has not yet been reached TRUMP OFFERS IRAN CHOICE DROP NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR FACE 'MAXIMUM PRESSURE' I want them to succeed I want them to end up being a great country frankly but they can't have a nuclear weapon That's the only thing It's very simple Trump noted It's not like I have to give you pages' worth of details There's only one sentence They can't have a nuclear weapon And I think we're getting close to maybe doing a deal without having to do this He went on to state absolutely that there were limited options when it came to the deal and that he personally would rather go the more amicable course There's two procedures There's a very very nice step and there's a violent step There s violence like people haven't seen before and I hope we're not going to have to do this I don't want to do the second step Specific people do A large number of people do I don't want to do that step he disclosed REPUBLICANS URGE TRUMP TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HIS PLAN TO DISMANTLE IRAN'S NUCLEAR CAPABILITIESCongressional Republicans are urging Trump to remain committed to a hardline Iran strategy calling for the complete dismantlement of the regime s nuclear enrichment capabilities in a letter that drew wide endorsement Trump disclosed at the breakfast that he is working toward a long-term remedy that will bring peace to a country that he says is a very special place with a special royal family So we'll see what happens but we're in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace And if we do that it'll be fantastic And for this country in particular because you're right next door You're a stone's throw away not even right here a foot away You can walk right into Iran Other countries are much further away so presumably it's not quite the same level of danger but we are going to protect this country It is a very special place with a special royal family Trump explained And the head of the royal family is two heads of the royal family really if you think Great people And they're going to be protected by the United States of America And I think we're not going to have to do it because I believe very strongly in peace