US President Donald Trump said on Monday that operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion against Iran are "very far ahead of schedule" and that the campaign against the Islamic regime is nearly complete.
"I think the war is very much complete, pretty much," Trump told CBS News. "They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force. Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones."
"If you look, they have nothing left. There's nothing left in a military sense," Trump added.
Trump would back killing Mojtaba Khamenei, US officials tell WSJ
Meanwhile, Trump told aides that he would back the killing of newly-ascended Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he proves unwilling to agree to Washington's demands, current and former US officials said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
These demands would include ending Iran's nuclear development, the outlet noted, adding that the White House declined to comment on the matter.
However, Trump told the New York Post that he was "not happy" about Khamenei's ascension, after having called him "unacceptable."
Last week, Trump wrote on social media that he wanted a say in picking a new "great and acceptable" supreme leader after the Islamic regime offered its "unconditional surrender."
"I'm not going through this to end up with another Khamenei," Trump told Time magazine.