After the Military Target Raid, Trump Claims Iran Very Much Wants to Make a Deal

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said Iran "really wants" to reach an agreement. Trump claimed that Iranians contacted him to continue negotiations after a series of US military attacks in the region.

"They called not long ago. They really want to make a deal. I just don't know if they deserve to make a deal. I also don't know if they will abide by the deal. That's the problem," Trump told reporters on Air Force One, the presidential plane, as reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Thursday, July 9.

Trump said that whenever Iran attacked the United States, he would retaliate 20 times harder.

"They did a little something today, but it was really just a counterattack for what happened last night. When they attacked, we responded with much greater strength," Trump continued.

Trump also hinted that the current conflict with Iran could potentially escalate into a full-scale military confrontation.

"There are many ways for us to win, but militarily we have already won," he said.

When asked if he believed the conflict could escalate, Trump replied: "I don't know, but we're winning very quickly."

Regarding the possibility of withdrawing more US troops from Europe, Trump said the decision depended heavily on Greenland and Iran.

Trump has not made a final decision, but will consider withdrawing troops "if we don't reach a very good deal on Greenland."

Previously, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that US forces had launched additional attacks against Iran aimed at further weakening the country's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

"The United States holds Iran accountable for its recent unprovoked aggression against commercial vessels and civilian crews sailing freely in vital international waterways," CENTCOM said via the X social media platform.

A US official told Axios that the American military attacked two railway bridges in northern Iran using cruise missiles as part of an attack carried out on Wednesday.

The attack was the first US attack targeting infrastructure in Iran since the ceasefire on April 8.