US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Islamic Republic's collapse is possible, and that he would meet national security advisers imminently to discuss the conflict.
“Sure, anything could happen, right?” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if Iran’s government might fall.
“We have a plan for everything,” the president added, noting a Situation Room meeting was scheduled within the hour.
Iran was “a few weeks away” from developing a nuclear weapon before Israel launched strikes last week, he said, adding that he now seeks “total and complete victory,” not a ceasefire.
“I’m not looking to fight, but if it’s a choice between fighting and having a nuclear weapon, you have to do what you have to do,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “Maybe we won’t have to fight.”
