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• https://www.firstpost.com, FP News DeskUS President Donald Trump has said that the United States is under no pressure to end the war with Iran, but "the clock is ticking" for Tehran, as disruption from the conflict batters the world economy.
"I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn't -- The clock is ticking!" Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
Later in the day, he also ruled out striking Iran with a nuclear weapon. "A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody," the US president told reporters at the White House.
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