‘Locked and loaded’: Donald Trump warns Iran as Tehran demands US ‘surrender’

US President Donald Trump on Monday said the war with Iran was “militarily ...

effectively over”, signalling that he was not immediately considering a resumption of large-scale attacks, even as he warned that American forces remained ready to strike if circumstances changed.“We're just keeping it the status quo,” Trump told reporters during an unexpected appearance in the White House briefing room after meeting Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.Trump said Iran had been “decapitated” but added that Washington was still seeking a long-term arrangement to ensure that Tehran's nuclear programme was dismantled.