US President Donald Trump has stated that Tehran maintains a strong desire to "negotiate badly", though he suggested the Iranian leadership is not yet prepared to meet American conditions. We are doing very well with respect to the whole situation in Iran," Trump noted. The President further asserted that the Iranian military has been so heavily damaged that it would take the country a decade to rebuild. Trump maintained that US military operations have "essentially defeated Iran" by eliminating its air forces and air defence systems. Araghchi defended Iranian strikes on US military assets in Gulf countries and vowed that Tehran would continue its military actions until the US concludes what he described as an "illegal war".
