US 'locked and loaded' to destroy Iran's 'crown jewel' 'if we want,' Trump warns

"We can do that on five minutes' notice. We have it all locked and loaded and ready to go if we want to do it," he said. "We chose not to do it. I chose not to do it again. We'll see what happens."

"I don't think they're ready to do what they have to do. But I think they will be at some point," he told reporters.

"We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes," Araghchi explained. "And this is what we have done so far, and we continue to do that until President Trump comes to the point that this is an illegal war with no victory."

The strikes hit more than 90 military targets, including naval mine storage facilities and missile bunkers, while leaving the island's oil infrastructure intact, according to CENTCOM.

"There are big risks. There are big rewards. The president isn't there yet and we're not saying he will be," the official told Axios.