In an interview with the CSPAN television channel, Trump said that the reason for continuing his current approach towards Iran is dialogue with the countries of the region and the preference of these countries to continue this process instead of attacking again. According to him, the attack will be "about five times larger than the first attack".
Trump mentioned his meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar at the White House and the talks with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, saying that these neighboring countries of Iran have been the target of very serious attacks.
He added that he discovered in a conversation with these countries that they prefer the issue to be conducted in the same way and said: "That's why I also prefer that the work be conducted in the same way."
In response to the question of when the war will end, the US president said: "We can finish the job very quickly or we can finish it over a longer period of time."
Trump also said that Iran is ready to reach an agreement and added: "We will see if such an agreement will be reached or not."