India, March 3 -- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran wanted to talk, but it was too late, amid escalating war between the Washington-Israel coalition and Tehran that has engulfed the West Asian region.

The United States, along with Israel, continued its military operation against Iran that had begun on February 28 and has resulted in hundreds of deaths, including Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several of Tehran's top political and military leadership.

"Their air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said, "Too Late!" Trump said in a Truth Social post commenting on an opinion piece.

Iran has been retaliating even as the US and Israel continued their strikes as of Tuesd...