The president of the United States, Donald Trump, gave Iran an ultimatum on Tuesday to close a nuclear agreement in the coming days to end the conflict.

"I say two or three days. Maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Something maybe at the beginning of next week. A limited period of time," he told the press when visiting the work on the ballroom being built in the White House.

According to the president, the United States was going to launch an attack against the Islamic Republic this Tuesday but postponed it at the request of several of its partners in the Persian Gulf, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who asked it to give space to diplomatic negotiations.

He explained that on Monday he was “one hour away” from ordering a resumption of the offensive against Iran, which would have put an end to the ceasefire in force since last April.

"We cannot allow them (Iran) to obtain a nuclear weapon. If they had a nuclear weapon, they would destroy Israel quickly and go after Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and the entire Middle East. It would be a nuclear holocaust," he declared.

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end the war started on February 28 by the United States and Israel have been stalled for weeks, while the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to cause serious economic consequences.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly rejected the conditions imposed by the Trump Administration to curb uranium enrichment and on Monday presented a counterproposal through Pakistani mediators, the content of which is unknown.

Trump announced Monday that he has ordered the US military to be prepared to launch a “full-scale attack” against Iran at any time if negotiations fail. EFE