At 8:50 yesterday morning, President Donald J. Trump posted on social media: “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! When reporters asked about what Trump meant by unconditional surrender, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt seemed to say that unconditional surrender meant whatever Trump decides it does whenever he decides what the goals of Operation Epic Fury are. He said Iran would suspend those strikes unless those states themselves launched attacks on Iran. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. “If Trump were purposefully doing Russia’s bidding,” Whitehouse said, “it is hard to see what he would be doing differently.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2026 09:37 UTC