Iranians 'willing' to suffer for freedom, Trump says on infrastructure attacks

President Donald Trump said authorities are working to identify a leaker who disclosed information about a missing US pilot in Iran, warning that the ones involved could face jail if they do not reveal their source.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said the leak alerted Iran to the presence of the second US airman on its territory, potentially endangering his life.

He said officials were “looking very hard” to find the source of the leak and suggested the government could compel the media organization that published the information to cooperate on national security grounds.

“Give it up or go to jail,” Trump said.

He added that the disclosure revealed details about a missing crew member before authorities had confirmed the situation publicly, saying it allowed Iran to become aware that a US pilot was “somewhere on their land… fighting for his life.”

US President Donald Trump said on Monday Iran made a “very significant” proposal but it was still not good enough, adding that negotiations had been conducted in good faith.

"The people there now are much more reasonable than the lunatics that you had... The people that we're dealing with is not as radicalized, and we think they're actually much smarter."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is continuing to target and kill senior figures within Iran’s leadership, as part of a broader campaign to weaken what he described as the regime’s core capabilities.

Netanyahu said Israeli forces were “systematically dismantling” Iran’s infrastructure, including destroying factories and targeting operatives.

“We are continuing to eliminate senior officials,” he said, adding that recent strikes had also hit major economic assets, including Iran’s largest petrochemical plant.

Netanyahu said the campaign was aimed at undermining the financial and operational foundations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

He also emphasized close coordination with the United States, saying he had spoken with President Donald Trump and that both sides were working “shoulder-to-shoulder” against Iran.

"Hopefully it (the Iran war) can be over quickly. We have many alternatives we could leave right now, and it would take them 15 years to rebuild what they have. We could leave right now, but I want to finish it up," US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday.

Trump said the final deadline for Iran is Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST, adding that “you have to watch” what would happen if Tehran fails to meet US demands.

"Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me, I'd take the oil, keep the oil, and we'd make plenty of money. And I'd also take care of the people of Iran much better than they've been taken care of," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday Iranians are currently unable to challenge the regime because they lack weapons and face threats of being shot if they take to the streets.

"The Iranian people, when they don't hear bombs go off, they're upset. It's because they were informed that if they protest, they will be shot immediately," he told reporters.

"The Iranian people will fight back as soon as they know they're not going to be shot and as soon as they can get weapons. If they had weapons, not many of them, that would go the other way. And you know what happens? Iran would give up in two seconds because they wouldn't be able to take it," he said.