Trump claims war against Iran is over, Tehran says it is ready to fight "for as long as necessary"

Meanwhile, the war with ballistic missiles and drones continues - the US and Israel bomb Iran, while it retaliates with attacks on countries in the region on whose territories American bases are located.

United States President Donald Trump believes that the war against Iran is almost over and that the US is well ahead of his initial expected deadline of four to five weeks.

"I think the war is almost over. They don't have a navy, they don't have communications, they don't have an air force," Trump said.

The US president also says that the attack on Iran was preemptive, as Tehran was preparing to attack Israel and neighboring countries.

Regarding Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump said he had no message for him. He noted that he had a candidate to replace Khamenei, but did not provide details.

On the other hand, foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader's office, Kamal Harazi, stated that Iran could continue the war for a long time and that it no longer sees room for diplomacy.

He added that Trump "does not know the mentality and culture of the Iranian people" and rejected Trump's claims that the US military had destroyed a large part of Iran's arsenal.

Harazi said that the issue of electing the ayatollah is regulated by the Iranian constitution and that "neither Trump nor anyone else should interfere in the country's internal affairs."

About half of Iran's uranium with a purity of up to 60 percent, which is almost enough to make an atomic bomb, is stored in underground bunkers near the city of Isfahan in central Iran, said Rafael Grossi, director of the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"The warehouses in Isfahan are largely undamaged by American and Israeli bombing. We believe that Isfahan had a little more than 200 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium," Grossi said.

The price of oil jumped to almost $120 a barrel at the opening of the stock market on Monday, but fell back to $90 a barrel by the end of the day. Oscillations are expected in the coming days due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a route through which almost a fifth of the world's oil passes.