Trump Demands Iran’s “Unconditional Surrender” as War Enters Second Week

The Financial News, New York City – Lee Byung-chul, correspondentPresident Trump has demanded "unconditional surrender" from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Just a week after the war began, he has effectively shut the door on negotiations and sharply escalated the pressure.
On the 6th (local time), Trump stated on the social media platform Truth Social, "The only deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is unconditional surrender."
He went on to say, "After that, if a good and acceptable leader is elected, the United States and our allies will work to pull Iran back from the brink of destruction and help make it a bigger and stronger country economically than it was before."
Trump’s remarks came shortly after the Iranian side first hinted that mediation might be possible.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that "some countries have begun mediation efforts." However, he did not specify which countries were involved.
President Pezeshkian said, "We support lasting peace in the region, but we will not hesitate to defend our nation’s dignity and authority." He added, "Any mediation must not underestimate the Iranian people and must be directed at those who triggered this conflict."
In Iran’s political system, the president ranks below the supreme leader. Currently, however, President Pezeshkian is serving on a committee that is temporarily exercising the powers of Ali Hosseini Khamenei following his death.
The war is showing signs of spreading across the entire Middle East.
On the same day, the State of Israel ordered an unprecedented evacuation of the entire southern suburbs of Beirut, the capital of the Lebanese Republic, and then launched large-scale airstrikes. The move is seen as evidence that the scope of the war is expanding significantly.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also announced that it had deployed 50 fighter jets to strike a bunker beneath the ruins of a Khamenei compound in Tehran. The facility was reportedly still being used by Iran’s leadership even after the death of Ali Hosseini Khamenei.


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