The president Donald Trump stated this Monday that Iran has been militarily devastated and that negotiations to end the conflict "are going very well," in remarks that coincide with his rejection of the latest peace proposal submitted by Tehran.
"They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no anti-aircraft equipment, they have no radar, they have nothing. They don't even have leaders. The leaders have suddenly disappeared," Trump said in a video released this Monday.
"I cannot allow them to have a nuclear weapon. They will face problems like no one could imagine. And everything is going very well," assured the leader.
The statements come in the context of the armed conflict that began on February 28, 2026 with Operation Epic Fury, a joint offensive by the U.S. and Israel that destroyed Iranian nuclear, military, and missile facilities, resulting in the death of the Supreme Leader Ali Jamenei on that same day.
Israel confirmed the death of Khamenei during the initial bombings, and the Iranian people celebrated the fall of the ayatollah the following day.
According to U.S. military data, the campaign destroyed more than 12,300 sites in Iran, conducted over 13,000 combat flights, and damaged or destroyed more than 155 Iranian military vessels.
Moreover, 49 high-ranking officials and military leaders were removed in the initial phases, including the Minister of Defense, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Chief of Staff.
Trump demanded the unconditional surrender of Iran from the outset and promised to continue the attacks until he achieved his goals.
A ceasefire mediated by Pakistan came into effect on April 8, when Trump shifted from threats to dialogue with Iran, although negotiations remain stalled.
This Monday, Trump rejected the new 14-point peace plan presented by Iran through the Pakistani mediator. The proposal demanded an end to the war within 30 days, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region, the lifting of sanctions, war reparations, and the right to enrich uranium.
Trump had already warned that if Iran does not sign an agreement, the entire country will be destroyed, and described an earlier ten-point proposal as "not serious enough" because Iran "has not paid a sufficient price for its actions over the past 47 years."
On the Iranian side, the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei —son of Ali, designated successor on March 9— called last Saturday for an economic and cultural battle against Iran's enemies, challenging Washington to choose between a "bad deal" or an "impossible military operation."
Khamenei has not appeared in public since his appointment and is presumed to be injured, issuing only written messages.
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