President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran’s leadership structure has been largely dismantled amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations, stating that Washington now has “nobody to talk to” as the conflict continues.
Trump made the remarks on Friday at the White House during an event honouring the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen football team for winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.
Referring to the ongoing military operations involving Iran, he suggested that multiple layers of the country’s leadership had been eliminated.
“Their leaders are all gone, their next set of leaders are all gone, and their next set of leaders are mostly gone,” Trump said.
He added that the situation has made diplomatic engagement difficult, as there are no clear counterparts to engage with.
“Nobody wants to be a leader over there anymore. We are having a hard time. We want to talk to them, and there’s nobody to talk to. We have nobody to talk to and, you know what? We like it that way,” he stated.
