Donald Trump has chillingly threatened to "blast the hell" out of Iran as he sent a huge warning over reaching a deal with the US. Tensions remain at breaking point between the two countries as America continues its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, stopping vital Iranian oil and gas supplies from exiting the vital shipping channel.

A deal between the two sides seems as far away as ever, with rounds of talks collapsing without an agreement. Now, Mr Trump has warned Iran has two choices. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, he said: "Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever, or do we want to try and make a deal?" Pressed on whether the US President wants to "blast the hell out of Iran", he replied: "I prefer not to on a human basis, but that's the option." Mr Trump also shot down fears the US could be running out of missiles following reports that White House officials were starting to worry about the inventory.

He said: "We have more than we've ever had, actually, because all over the world we have inventory and we can take that if we need it. All over the world, we have tremendous amounts of inventory.

"We're stocked and locked and loaded. Right now, we have more than double what we had when this started."

The US President also told reporters outside the White House anyone who would tolerate Iran having a nuclear weapon "is not very smart".

He said: "It will be a terrible thing in the future if they were ever allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

"You would have problems the likes of which the world has never seen before, and it's not going to happen.

"Aside from that, right now, they have no navy... no air force. It's been wiped out.

"They have no anything. They have no anti-aircraft. They have no radar."

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