Trump: Iran's leaders asked to stop the attacks and fear the fate of their predecessors

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US President Donald Trump announced that the United States can stop its military operations against Iran at the present time, provided that it ensures that Tehran does not obtain a nuclear weapon, stressing that the US strikes have inflicted great losses on the Iranian military leadership and its defense systems.

Trump said, in statements reported by the media, that he no longer knows with whom he can negotiate inside Iran, after, according to him, the leaders of the first and second ranks were killed, along with half of the leaders of the third rank.

He added that the remaining Iranian leaders asked to stop the attacks, but they stipulated obtaining guarantees that they would not suffer the same fate as the officials who were killed during military operations.

The US President stressed that his country will not allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon, considering that ensuring the achievement of this goal allows stopping military operations now.

Trump spoke about the results of the American military strikes, stressing that American forces destroyed Iranian radars and air defense systems.

He said that Iran has lost a large number of its leaders, noting that the killing of officials from multiple leadership levels made it difficult to determine which party to negotiate with.

According to the US President's statements, the losses included the commanders of the first and second ranks, as well as half of the commanders of the third rank.

Regarding the possibility of ending military operations, Trump linked stopping attacks to ensuring that Iran does not possess a nuclear weapon.

He stressed that the United States can stop operations at the present time if this condition is met, without clarifying the mechanism that Washington will adopt to verify this.

Trump's statements indicate that the military track will continue to be linked to the Iranian nuclear file, while keeping the door open to halting operations if the guarantees demanded by Washington are available.