In the last few hours, US President Donald Trump has given an update on the ongoing military operation in Iran as he spoke to a number of US media outlets by phone.

Trump tells Fox News that "48 [Iranian] leaders are gone in one shot" and that the operation in Iran is "moving along rapidly". 

In a separate interview with CNBC, he says the US campaign was "moving along very well — ahead of schedule.” He adds: “We’re doing our job not just for us but for the world". 

Speaking to MS NOW, President Trump says he had seen celebrations in the US by the Iranian diaspora following the killing of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 

"I think it's fantastic," he tells the cable news channel referring in particular to jubilant scenes in Los Angeles, home to a large Iranian diaspora. 

The president tells The Atlantic that the current Iranian leaders have signalled a willingness to restart negotiations that were abandoned late last week. 

“They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them," he says. "They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long.”

(Source: BBC)