US President Donald Trump has claimed that 48 leaders were killed in the Israel-US strike against Iran. He described this operation as successful and progressing much faster than expected. During this, the US President also claimed that the new leader of Iran is ready for talks with America.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said, ‘Nobody can believe the success we are having. In one stroke 48 leaders were removed and this process is progressing rapidly.
America is continuously attacking Iran: Trump
Trump said in a conversation with CNBC, ‘The US military operation in Iran is ahead of schedule and is progressing very well.’
New leadership expressed willingness for talks: Donald
The President also claimed that Iran’s new leadership has expressed willingness to talk to Washington and has agreed to engage in talks. According to news agency Reuters, in an interview given to The Atlantic, Trump said, ‘Iran’s new leaders want to talk and I have agreed to talks.’
He further said, ‘They (the Iranian regime) should have done this earlier. He could have compromised, but he showed cunningness. The people there are dancing happily on the streets, but at the same time a lot of bombs are also falling.
Trump had called Khamenei the most violent ruler in history
These statements of Trump have come amid increasing tension after the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli attacks. For Iran, this is one of the most important events after the 1979 revolution. Iran has since retaliated with attacks targeting countries in the Middle East where US troops and bases are deployed. Earlier, Trump had said that the purpose of the attack against Iran was to confront the regime, which he described as ‘one of the most violent regimes in history’. He also said that America is taking action ‘not only for itself but for the world’. He was monitoring the attack from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
