The Iranian regime wants “badly” to talk but isn’t ready, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, adding that Tehran is “essentially defeated” and that “Operation Epic Fury” will continue until its goals are met.
“I guess they can have a little bit of fight back, but not much. We’ve taken out their air force, navy, air defenses, no air defense whatsoever. We’ve taken out their leadership times two or three, might be three, we’ll find out soon. But militarily it’s been amazing,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One.
“They want to negotiate badly, as they should, but I don’t think they’re ready to do what they have to do. But I think they will be ready at some point,” said Trump.
The Americans and Israelis launched joint military operations against the Iranian regime on Feb. 28, killing key leadership and targeting the Islamic Republic’s military and security infrastructure, including ballistic missile, drone and nuclear sites as well as command-and-control centers.
Trump touted the “very strong results militarily,” including a significant reduction in the regime’s ability to fire missiles and drones.
“Their missiles are down to a low number; you see they’re shooting very few of them. You know why? Because they don’t have very many of them and because we’ve decimated their manufacturing capability. Likewise, the drones are way down, about 20% of what they had, and as of yesterday, we’re hitting places where they manufacture drones, most of which we know where they are,” said Trump.
