Trump says US could strike Iran's remaining nuclear sites in '10 minutes'

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said that Washington could strike Iran’s remaining suspected nuclear facilities in “10 minutes,” signaling the possibility of further military action despite ongoing diplomatic negotiations.

Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump claimed that US military operations had severely weakened Iran’s armed forces and nuclear infrastructure, leaving only a few sites to be targeted.

“We still have to take care of, I would say, one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes. So, we have that plan,” Trump said. “You probably could look at Pickaxe Mountain, you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly,” he added, referring to a suspected Iranian nuclear facility.

Trump made the remarks when asked whether there was a timeline for ongoing Qatari-mediated negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

He said the US was not in a hurry to reach an agreement, claiming that American military operations had destroyed much of Iran’s navy, air force, air defences, military equipment and nuclear infrastructure.

Asked whether Washington could resume military operations against Iran as soon as this week, Trump declined to provide a direct answer. “Why would you ask such a stupid question?” he said, before adding: “I can’t tell you.”

Trump also reiterated Washington’s opposition to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. They want to make a deal; we’ll find out about that,” he said.

Asked about the progress of negotiations, Trump expressed skepticism about Tehran’s reliability despite describing the talks as progressing. “They’re going fine, but they’re not very reliable. I will tell you, they make a deal and then they back out. They want to make a deal. We’ll see if they make a deal,” he said.

Iran designates UK’s Royal Navy, Air Force as ‘terrorist’ organisations

Iran designated Britain’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as “terrorist” organisations and its foreign intelligence agency MI6 as a “hostile group” on Sunday, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

In a statement carried by state-run news agency IRNA, the ministry said the move came in response to London’s “malicious” actions, particularly its designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organisation.”

The ministry said the decision was taken under a resolution by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and followed the United Kingdom’s designation of the IRGC under the State Threats Act 2026 on July 13.

Tehran also accused London of participating in the United States-Israeli war against Iran by providing access to military and logistical bases and facilities under British jurisdiction.

IRGC commander says military ‘fully prepared for any scenario enemy may devise’

IRGC’s Deputy for Political Affairs Brigadier-General Yadollah Javani said that Tehran’s military was “fully prepared for any scenario the enemy may devise” and that forces were operating on the assumption that the US or Israel could strike at any moment, Al Jazeera reported.

Javani, cited by Al Jazeera, told Iran’s Fars News Agency that Tehran would not be caught off guard and would respond as necessary.

The deputy also noted that Tehran’s military capabilities now allowed it to confront the enemy defensively and as well as through preemptive and offensive operations.

According to Al Jazeera, Javani said Iran could inflict heavy, devastating strikes on US warships and warned that any region that enemy forces try to enter, whether by air assault or across a border, would become a “killing ground” for them.

Separately, Iran’s army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia warned that any renewed US aggression would be met with an “immediate, decisive” response on a “larger” scale than before, Press TV reported.

The spokesperson added that in the event of a new war, its scope will not be confined to West Asia, Press TV said.

At least three wounded in air raids on Yemen oil facility

Al Jazeera reported that two air raids hit an oil facility in Yemen’s Hodeidah, citing Al Masirah TV. 

It added that the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis had conducted two raids on an oil facility in Bajil district in the western Hodeidah governorate, with at least three civilians wounded.

Tensions in the Middle East have remained high since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, triggering Iranian retaliation across the region.

Despite subsequent diplomatic efforts and a memorandum signed by Washington and Tehran in June, tensions have persisted over security arrangements and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.