The Trump administration is demanding the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program as tensions rise in the Middle East, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on Sunday.

"Iran has to give up its program in a way that the entire world can see," Waltz told CBS News. "It is time for Iran to walk away completely from its desire to have a nuclear weapon, and they will not and cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapons program. That is its weaponization and its strategic missiles program."

Waltz warned of consequences if Tehran does not comply, reiterating Washington's stance that "all options are on the table."

"Give it up, or there will be consequences," he said. "We've seen the death and destruction that it's doing through its proxies. If they had nuclear weapons, the entire Middle East would explode in an arms race. And that is completely unacceptable for our national security."

Waltz underscored that the current pressure campaign is aimed at forcing Iran into abandoning its ambitions.

"Iran is in the worst place it has been from its own national security since 1979," he said. "It is time for Iran to walk away completely from its pursuit of nuclear weapons."