US President Donald Trump has said some of Iran’s neighbouring countries prefer the current situation to remain unchanged, as Washington considers whether to end its military campaign against Tehran or postpone a decision.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday night, Trump said: “We have won in Iran, and now it is just a question of whether we close this chapter for now or leave it for later.”
He added that some neighbouring countries would prefer the situation to remain as it is, claiming that the United States had suffered no casualties during the military campaign.
Trump also said that if Iran had acquired nuclear weapons, it could have posed a major threat to the world, describing its leaders as “crazy”.
He called the US military action one of the best things his country had ever done, adding that Washington could still launch further strikes against Iran if it chose to do so.
However, he warned that destroying bridges and power plants would make reconstruction extremely difficult, particularly in Iran’s vast mountainous regions.
