- Donald Trump estimates the duration of the military operation against Iran at four weeks.
- The US military reports the destruction of nine Iranian vessels and part of the headquarters.
- According to the Pentagon, the operation against Iran so far has claimed the lives of three Americans.
- The new Iranian leadership has indicated a willingness to negotiate directly with the US.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the military operation against Iran could last another four weeks. Uhe said in an interview with the Daily Mail. He previously told other media that the US military had already destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval vessels, it also largely destroyed his headquarters and killed 48 high-ranking members of the Iranian leadership. TASR informs about it.
“It always took four weeks, so – even if it’s a big country, it will take four weeks – or less,” Trump told the British newspaper in a telephone interview from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. On Sunday, according to his words, he spoke with several leaders of the Persian Gulf countries. Without giving details, he also announced that he was going to make a speech to the nation.
In an interview with NBC News, he previously admitted that the strike against Iran, which the US is coordinating with Israel, could claim more American lives. So far, according to the Pentagon, three American soldiers have been killed. “We have three (casualties), but we expect losses, but in the end it will be a great benefit to the world,” he claimed.
A White House source told NBC News that according to Trump Iran’s new leadership has already indicated a willingness to negotiate with the United States. It is said that the head of the White House will eventually do so. “Operation Stunning Fury continues unchanged for now,” the unnamed official said.
In an interview with The Atlantic magazine, Trump also said that the government in Iran wants to talk to him. “I will talk to them. But they should have done so sooner. They waited too long.” he declared and repeated that the Iranians could have made a deal with the US a long time ago.
The United States and Israel have been operating against Iran since Saturday succeeded in killing the supreme leader of the country, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Minister of Defense Aziz Nasirzadeh, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Pakpur and other high-ranking representatives of the state, the army and the Iranian nuclear program.
American President on Sunday also expressed his belief that Iranians would rise up against the theocratic regime, and praised those who celebrated in the streets after the announcement of Khamenei’s death. “There are people in the streets shouting with joy, but at the same time there are many bombs falling,” pointed out.
