WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of U.S. troops have been evacuated from U.S. bases in Qatar and Bahrain amid rising concerns about a potential U.S. military strike on Iran, The New York Times reported Friday, citing Pentagon officials.
There have been evacuations at the Al Udeid base in Qatar and a cluster of U.S. bases in Bahrain that host the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, said the report.
U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier on Friday that he was considering a limited military strike on Iran to pressure Tehran into accepting a nuclear deal.
Also on Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran's draft of a possible nuclear deal with the United States will be ready in the next two to three days and after that, the two sides "may need another round of discussion before starting work toward, hopefully, a good conclusion."
In an interview with MSNBC, Araghchi said that Iran is ready both for war and peace.
On Thursday, Trump said that Iran has 10 to 15 days to reach a deal over its nuclear program, otherwise "really bad things" will happen. ■