Washington, Nov. 6 -- US President Donald Trump has said he would "rather not destroy" Iran but warned that he could order further attacks, noting that his decision would become clear "soon enough", as Washington and Tehran review proposals aimed at addressing Iran's nuclear programme.
Trump's remarks on Thursday came two days after Republicans suffered heavy losses in the US midterm elections, a setback he and Vice-President JD Vance have partly attributed to the unpopular war with Iran and its economic consequences.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had defended the military campaign as a "historic" effort to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but has faced intense scrutiny since the election,. Trump, however, has publicly b...