Washington: US President Donald Trump has warned that if the US takes military action against Iran again, it could be about five times larger than previous attacks. However, he says that Gulf countries are in favor of maintaining the current military strategy rather than escalating the war.

In a telephone interview with the US broadcaster C-SPAN’s ‘Washington Journal Prime Time’ program, Trump claimed that Iran wants to make a deal with the US, but Tehran is not expressing this desire publicly.

Trump claimed that the US has destroyed Iran’s navy, air force, air defense system and leadership. According to him, Iran now wants to make a deal with the US.

The US president also mentioned ‘Pick X Mountain’ related to Iran’s nuclear program and said that if Iran carries out any activity there, the US may have to attack this location. However, he said that the US has not seen any evidence of any such activity at the moment.

Trump reiterated his stance that Iran should not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, because he believes Iran could use them.

Trump said he had spoken to the Qatari prime minister, as well as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. According to him, these countries prefer to continue the current military strategy rather than launch another major attack on Iran.

The US president said that if there is a second attack, its scale could be about five times greater than the first. However, he did not specify when a possible action could be taken or against which targets.

Trump’s statements came at a time when tensions between the US and Iran remain high and diplomatic efforts are underway to reach a possible agreement. There was no independent confirmation from Iran of Trump’s latest claims and the stance of the Gulf countries.