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Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pound Tehran and Beirut


US president again calls on Iranian people to overthrow government or face ‘absolutely guaranteed death’

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Donald Trump has said only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the offensive launched seven days ago, as the US and Israel carried out some of the heaviest bombardments so far in the conflict.

“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday, when US strategic bombers were in action over Iran and intensive Israeli strikes in Lebanon forced more than 1 million people to flee their homes.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/us-israel-threaten-major-escalation-airstrikes-iran-lebanon

Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2026-03-06 21:14:00

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