Washington DC, May 12 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) again claimed that the Iranian military has been decimated and that the US is going to win the war "peacefully or otherwise".

He made the remarks while speaking to reporters ahead of his departure to China.

When asked if he looks for an intervention by Chinese President Xi Jinping with the Iranians, Trump said, "No, I don't think we need any help with Iran. We'll win it one way or the other. We'll win it peacefully or otherwise. Their Navy's gone, their Air Force is gone, every single element of their war machine is gone."

He added, responding to another question on Iran, saying that the country is defeated militarily and that, "They'll either do the right thing...