'It's a new group': Trump claims US has caused regime change in Iran

US President Donald Trump claimed Monday that Iran has undergone regime change since Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28. While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said that he is dealing with "a new group of people" who are "very reasonable."

"We're weeks ahead of schedule in Iran. We knocked out their entire air force, knocked out most of their missiles and we have a group, it's really a new regime. It's a new group of people — people that we've never dealt with before, that are acting very reasonable. It is truly regime change," he told reporters.

Trump also said that he sees a deal happening with Iran very soon as he is negotiating with the Iranian leadership "directly and indirectly." He also claimed that Tehran responded positively to his 15-point plan, contrary to statements made by Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi who said Iran will "seek and end to the war on our own terms."

"They gave us most of the points — why wouldn't they? And just to prove that they're serious, they gave us all of these [oil] boats," Trump said.

Just a couple of days ago, the US President had announced that the US will halt attacks on Iran's power plants for 10 days while negotiations continue.