Ankara: US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington could rapidly destroy Iranian infrastructure, while insisting he had not underestimated Tehran's resilience in the war.

According to Anadolu Agency, Trump stated, "I didn't underestimate anything. We hit them unbelievably hard," during an interview with Fox News after his visit to China. He emphasized that the US "left their bridges, we left their electricity capacity. We can knock that all out in two days. Everything."

Trump also highlighted repeated breakdowns in diplomacy with Iran, describing negotiations as unreliable and unpredictable. He expressed frustration, saying, "They were going to give us the dust, everything we wanted, and every time they make a deal, they -- the next day it's like we didn't have that conversation, and that's taking place about five times, there's something wrong with them, actually they're crazy."

Furthermore, Trump spoke about the potential for escalation or restraint, framing it as a choice between two paths. "It's either going to be violent or not violent, and I far prefer not violent," he said.

When questioned about the upcoming midterm elections in the US, Trump asserted, "I'm not going to let the election determine what's going to happen with respect to Iran," reiterating his firm stance that Tehran cannot have a nuclear program.