US President Donald Trump said Iran has lost most of its missile and drone production capacity, and retains only \u201c21%-22%\u201d of its missile stockpile, Anadolu Agency reports.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the drone factories have been knocked out, most of the launching pads have been knocked out, and most of the missile manufacturing areas have been knocked out,\u201d Trump said in an interview with NBC News set to air Sunday, excerpts of which were released on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey still have capacity. They have some missiles, they have some drones,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say percentage-wise, maybe 21-22% of their missiles, it\u2019s a lot of missiles, but it\u2019s not what it was when we first attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked why Iran had not yet agreed to a deal to permanently end the war that began on Feb. 28 despite what he described as desperation on their part, Trump said: \u201cThey\u2019re proud, and there are things they never thought they\u2019d be doing that they\u2019re going to have to do. They\u2019ve got no choice, and it takes a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pressed on why he failed to negotiate a better deal after withdrawing from the original Iran nuclear agreement in his first term, he said: \u201cIt takes years to do these things. These people have been fighting for 47 years.\u201d<\/p>\n