Ammon News - U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and ​raised the possibility that the Iran war would only end once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, Trump said ‌the air campaign could make negotiations a moot point if all potential leaders of Iran are killed and the Iranian military is destroyed.

"At some point, I don't think there will be anybody left maybe to say 'We surrender,'" Trump said.

Israel and Iran traded numerous attacks on Saturday as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered a second week. Iran's president apologized to neighboring states for its attacks on U.S. facilities in those countries, in an attempt to cool anger across the Gulf, but stirred criticism from hardliners at home.

"I personally apologize to ​neighboring countries that were affected by Iran's actions," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, urging them not to join U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

He dismissed Trump's demand for the Islamic Republic's unconditional surrender as "a dream," but said its temporary ​leadership council had agreed to suspend attacks on nearby states unless strikes on Iran originated from their territory.

Reuters