US President Donald Trump on the likelihood of an attack on Iran:
It is very likely that there will be no need for further military action against Iran. It depends on whether they sign a very strong agreement. I would do it if necessary, but we hit them very hard. You have no idea how much I hurt them.
They are collapsing financially. We hit them militarily. We can eliminate them completely.
We are ready for action. I have three aircraft carriers here, all fully armed and fully ready for battle.
We have 38 bridges in our sights, which we can destroy in just one hour. I don't want to do that, because it will take them ten years to rebuild them.
All their air defense systems were destroyed. They only have 10% of their missile capabilities left, and 15% of their UAV capabilities, because a large part of their factories have been destroyed.
It is very likely that no further military action will be necessary because they are desperate to reach an agreement.