Trump says chances of US attacking Iran again are 'extremely low' as talks continue

Trump made evaluations about Iran in his phone interview with CNN.

Asked about the possibility of a U.S. attack on Iran again, Trump said it was "extremely unlikely" as long as progress was made in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said, "Iran is a failed country. There is 301 percent inflation this year. The probability of (the US attack) being necessary is extremely low. I would do it if necessary, but we hit them too hard." made his assessment.

Claiming that Iran is in a financially weak position, Trump pointed out that US forces are ready in the region if it orders an attack.

Trump said that infrastructure targets within Iran have been determined in case the USA attacks again and said, "There are literally 38 bridges on our list that we can destroy in an hour. If we hit them, they will all be destroyed." he said.

However, Trump noted that he would not choose to destroy Iran's infrastructure and said, "I don't want to do this because it would take 10 years to essentially rebuild, I don't like destroying bridges, the hardest thing to build is a bridge." He continued:

Trump also claimed that Iran has no defense capability against US attacks and that this country's air defenses have been destroyed.

Stating that Iran maintains only 10 percent of its missile capacity and 15 percent of its unmanned aerial vehicle capacity, Trump repeated that a new military attack "most likely will not be necessary" and argued that Iran "very much wants to make a deal."