President Trump on Wednesday wouldn't directly answer a question about whether the U.S. would attack Iran but urged the nation to make a deal.

“I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do. I can tell you this, that Iran’s got a lot of trouble. And they want to negotiate. And I say why didn’t you negotiate with me before all this death and destruction," he said outside the White House.

Hours earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the United States will face "irreparable damage" if Trump joins the conflict and approves strikes against his country, rejecting the call a day earlier for "unconditional surrender."

"It isn’t wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender," he

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