Trump says he'll soon decide whether to ‘make a deal’ with Iran or ‘finish it off'

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he was deciding whether to "make a deal" with Iran or "finish it off" as investors weigh heightened tensions across the Middle East. "Do I finish it off, which would be very easy to do, or do I make a deal? It's getting to be decision time," Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday. Mediators from Qatar, which has played a key role in efforts to negotiate an agreement between Washington and Tehran , visited Tehran on Sunday, per Reuters. It comes as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia continued over the weekend . The last confirmed U.S. strikes on Iran were on Sept. 1. Trump previously said strikes would not resume until after the Nov. 3 midterm elections.