Trump Talks About Iran's Unconditional Surrender on His Plane Today:
Reporter: "Can you describe what unconditional surrender would look like in your view? What do you want Iran to do?"
Trump: "It's when they beg for mercy and back down, or when they can't fight anymore—maybe even when there's no one left to come out and beg. This is completely possible, because you know, we've already eliminated their top leaders multiple times."
"So either they surrender, or there's no one left to surrender. In any case, they must be completely disabled militarily and be of no use at all."
Comment: Trump interprets "unconditional surrender" to the extreme: either total submission or being wiped out so thoroughly that there's no one left to surrender. He treats targeted elimination of high-level officials and dismantling of the entire military capability as a routine option, which effectively declares publicly: For Iran, the U.S. does not seek negotiation, nor balance, but only complete destruction and total submission. However, the Iranian president has clearly stated that Iran will never surrender to the U.S. and Israel. The U.S. has essentially removed all steps, making it difficult to ease tensions in the future.
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