White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said the Iranian regime would have “hell to pay” if it fails to strike a deal with the Trump administration.
The president has “made it very clear to Iran [that] they have a choice to make,” Leavitt said during a press briefing. “You can strike a deal with the president, you can negotiate, or there will be hell to pay. And as the president said yesterday, if they don’t choose to move forward with diplomacy and a deal which is the direction we do see them headed in, there will be grave consequences to pay.”
Leavitt’s comments come the day after President Donald Trump made a similar threat when announcing American and Iranian officials would be meeting for direct, high-level talks on Saturday.
“I think if the talks aren’t successful with Iran, I think Iran is going to be in great danger,” Trump said. “It’s…