Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran
Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Friday, all but erasing hopes that Washington would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Tehran in the near future. “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that after that happens, the White House will work with its allies and new Iranian leadership (which Trump himself has vowed to personally help choose) to “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” This is a stark contrast from Trump’s initial public stance. Just one day after the U.S.-Israel war against Iran began, Trump told the Atlantic that “They [Iran] want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them.” Since then, White House officials have repeatedly claimed that the conflict is not about regime change , even as Trump continues to make statements to the contrary. Trump’s unwillingness to negotiate clashes with the hopes of other...