Trump claims: We may have overreached in targeting Iran's leaders; we should have stopped at the first or second level of escalation

The US president claimed the United States may have overreached in targeting Iran's leaders and should have stopped at the first or second level of escalation.

Al Jazeera wrote: US President Donald Trump predicted on Monday evening that the war with Iran will end soon and that the price of gasoline will decrease after the war ends. He also emphasized that his decisions about Tehran are not influenced by the mid-term elections of the US Congress, which are scheduled to be held in November.

According to the report, Trump claimed in statements to reporters and during an election rally in the state of Ohio: Iran was a powerful country, but it is no longer so. He added that previous American presidents should have faced what he called the "Iranian threat" years ago, and the United States had no choice but to act against Tehran.

Trump claimed that the United States destroyed Iran's naval fleet. He claimed that 159 Iranian ships "are now at the bottom of the sea" and that Iran no longer has a navy, air force or anti-aircraft defense systems. He also claimed that America has achieved success in Venezuela and Iran.

Trump claimed about Iran: Tehran wants to reach an agreement, but does not know how to reach it. He claimed that Iran no longer has ships or officials, and after the death of a number of senior Iranian officials, Washington does not know whose side it is with.

The US president also claimed that the US may have gone too far in targeting Iranian leaders and should have stopped at the first or second level of escalation.

He claimed that no one is willing to take over the presidency of Iran and Iranian officials are holding meetings, but they cannot find a person to accept this responsibility.

Regarding Iran's nuclear program, Trump claimed that Tehran was only two weeks away from obtaining a nuclear weapon before the United States destroyed the country's nuclear capabilities.

He claimed that the US military intervention in Iran was short-term and that Washington would never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

The US president also criticized the policy of the previous administrations of this country towards Iran and said that the former US president, Barack Obama, spent billions of dollars because he thought he could buy Iran, but his efforts did not succeed. He also described Joe Biden, the former president of the United States, as a person who was afraid of confronting Tehran.

Trump also claimed that Iran is facing the worst inflation rates in the world and has no money. He criticized the media, which he did not name, and said that these media make Iran's conditions look great, while this country has suffered losses.

Targeting an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

In a development related to the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Organization (UKMTO) announced on Monday that a tanker carrying petroleum products was hit by an unidentified projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz.

Ambassador Arjan also quoted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy as saying that this force targeted an offending oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning and this action led to a fire on the ship.

The IRGC Navy announced that the tanker was targeted after turning off its marine navigation system and ignoring the IRGC forces' warnings.

Since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, Tehran has repeatedly targeted ships that tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without obtaining permission from this country.

America and Israel started the war against Iran last February 28; A war which, according to Tehran, has left thousands of [martyrs]. In response, Iran carried out attacks against Israel and what it called US military installations in the Arab countries of the region.

Despite the signing of the memorandum of understanding last June, sporadic clashes between Tehran and Washington have resumed once again. At the same time, disputes over maritime traffic in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which is of vital importance for the transfer of energy and goods, have brought the negotiations to an impasse.