Trump says return to full-scale war with Iran ‘highly unlikely’ as peace talks pick up

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will likely decline to resume full-scale strikes against Iran, arguing that actions taken against the Middle Eastern country so far have crippled it economically.

If the United States decides to resume military strikes, officials have identified possible infrastructure targets, including 38 bridges “that we can knock down in literally one hour,” Trump said during a CNN interview. But the president said it was “highly unlikely” such a decision will be necessary, as diplomatic talks between the two countries pick up and the Trump administration blames the war as a key factor in Republicans’ sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections.