Iran live updates: Trump hints at future strikes on Pickaxe Mountain, downplays war

President Donald Trump said that he is in "no rush" to make a decision on whether to resume strikes against Iran in a call with Axios.

During a phone call with an Axios reporter on Monday, the president said, according to the outlet: "One way or the other, we will do something, but there is no rush. We crippled them financially. They have no money, no gasoline and their people are getting very tired of it."

Trump again stated that the U.S. was "talking to" Iran, Axios reported.

"We are talking to them. It's going fine. The problem with them is ... they try and tap tap tap [us along]. There's less urgency [on the Iranian side] than you think there would be, but they want to make deal more than they ever wanted," Trump said, according to the Axios report.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

During his press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said that Tehran is prepared "for any eventuality" amid the ongoing conflict with the U.S. and Israel, adding that any potential resumption of attacks by the combatants would draw in other regional nations.

"The war is ongoing right now, as we speak. The economic siege of Iran and the threats against Iran are themselves part of the war that has existed over these eight months. We must be prepared for any eventuality, because what is at stake is the defense of the homeland, the defense of the territorial integrity and dignity of a country with a civilization thousands of years old," Baqaei said.

"Any party" that assists the U.S. and Israel "in any aggression must not assume it is safe from the harm of Iran's decisive response," Baqaei said.

In the ongoing talks over a potential peace deal, Baqaei said that Iran's "demands have been expressed very clearly and transparently."

"No final agreement can begin, and the Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened or safe, unless the U.S. naval blockade ends, Iran's demands are respected and Iran's legitimate requests are implemented; then we can talk about continuing the process," he said.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said in a press conference on Monday that any "act of aggression against Iran, by any means, will be met with a powerful, immediate and comprehensive response," amid concerns of renewed U.S.-Israeli strikes on the country.

Baqaei said that "the ball is now in the U.S.' court," with regards to negotiations for a resolution to the war.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi was in Qatar over the weekend "to facilitate an exchange of messages between Iran and the United States through the mediation of Qatar," Baqaei said.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre reported two attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf that occurred on Sunday.

The first incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, when a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz reported that another ship in the area was "struck by an unknown projectile," UKMTO said.

On Sunday night, a tanker traveling southeast through the Persian Gulf "was struck by two unknown projectiles" while around 72 nautical miles east of the coastal Saudi city of Ras al-Khafji, UKMTO said.