Donald Trump warns of fresh military strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump has warned that American forces could launch another round of military strikes against Iran if Tehran fails to reach an agreement with Washington signalling that further military action remains an option despite his claims that Iran has already suffered a decisive defeatSpeaking at a Republican campaign rally in Fort Myers Florida Trump suggested that the United States could repeat elements of its military campaign against Iran if diplomatic efforts failed to produce an agreementWe may do another little Epic Fury or theyll agree If theyre smart theyll just say lets get down to business Trump told supportersThe remarks came as the President sought to portray the military campaign as successful while keeping pressure on Tehran to accept an agreement that would prevent it from developing nuclear weaponsTrump referred to two American military operations against Iran Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury claiming they had destroyed the countrys nuclear enrichment capabilities and severely weakened its military and economyWe obliterated Irans nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer he saidThe President said subsequent operations had reinforced the initial strikesHe did not outline the conditions Iran would have to meet to prevent another round of military actionWe defeated them militarily financially and otherwise and now we are ensuring its done Trump saidHis comments suggested that Washington was prepared to maintain military pressure even as the administration considered the possibility of an agreementIn a separate interview with Florida television station WINKTV Trump offered a similar assessment of how the conflict might endI see it ending soon I see it ending one way or another through agreement or otherwise he saidThe President did not provide a timetable for ending the conflict or specify whether negotiations were underwayTrump maintained that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remained the overriding objective of American military operationsHe argued that earlier administrations had failed to address the threat and said he had faced a difficult decision because of the potential consequences of military actionI had to attack Iran or they would have had a nuclear weapon Trump said during the television interviewHe also defended the use of B2 bombers in the campaign claiming that Iran would otherwise have acquired a nuclear weaponAt the Fort Myers rally Trump also described the economic pressure facing Iran claiming that the country was experiencing severe inflation and financial difficultiesHe said American military and economic measures had left Tehran with little choice but to reconsider its positionThe President linked the military campaign to American naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz claiming that the US Navy was enforcing a blockade against Iran while allowing other shipping to passHe said oil shipments through the strategic waterway had increased despite the conflictThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever