Trump said that renewed attacks on Iran are "highly unlikely" if the parties move forward with the nuclear agreement and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
"It depends on whether they sign a very serious agreement or not. The answer is that it is highly unlikely that it will be necessary. They are a failed state. The data just came out, you saw it this year: inflation is 301%. It is highly unlikely that this will be necessary. I would have done it if I had to, but we caused them very serious damage. I hit them so hard in the CNN interview you have no idea.
The US President emphasized that American forces are already in positions in the area and are ready to act if he gives an order to attack.
"We are ready for it. I have three aircraft carriers here. Another one just arrived. We have three of them. They are fully prepared to fight," he said.
According to Trump, Washington has identified infrastructure facilities in Iran that could become targets if hostilities resume. These include power plants and bridges.
"We have 38 bridges in our sights, which we can destroy in just one hour. They will all be destroyed," he said.
At the same time, Trump stated that he prefers not to destroy the Iranian infrastructure.
"I don't want to do it because it would take basically 10 years to restore them," he said. "I don't like to destroy bridges. A bridge is the most difficult structure to build. It takes years, but I'm a good builder."
Speaking about Iran's ability to withstand new US attacks, Trump said that Iran's air defense system had been destroyed.
"You can't stop them because they don't have any air defense. All their air defenses were destroyed," he said.