US President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Iran had called wanting to make a deal, after having previously said that the Memorandum of Understanding was over.
"They have very little left, and they want to make a deal so badly," Trump told reporters on Air Force One after the NATO summit in Turkey.
"I just don't know if they're worthy of making a deal," Trump added. "I don't know that they're going to honor the deal, that's the problem."
He also said that Iran was "a little bit out of control," referring to their attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. "If they want to make a deal, why do you think they attacked commercial vessels?"
In response to Iran's attacks, Trump stated that the United States would strike them "20-to-1."
"Every time they hit us, we're going to hit them 20," he said. "And we did it last night. They did a little something today, but it was really retribution for last night."
Trump mentioned that he was "number one" on Iran's list, adding that he was under threat "all the time."
"I'm number one on their list, before you - but if I go, you go, right? So perhaps some of you want to change professions," he joked to reporters.
US strikes Iran military targets
Trump's statements came after US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that the US military had completed a round of strikes early Thursday morning in Iran.
"CENTCOM forces hit approximately 80 Iranian military targets July 7, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats, to impose heavy costs for Iran violating the ceasefire by attacking three commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said in a statement on X/Twitter.
One US official told The Jerusalem Post that “Everything depends on Iran’s response. If they continue firing, what happened last night could become a daily or even weekly occurrence. We are prepared.”
