'Make Iran Great Again': Trump demands Tehran's 'unconditional surrender'

United States President Donald Trump connected Friday said determination would beryllium "no woody with Iran but unconditional surrender" arsenic tensions continued to emergence successful West Asia. He asserted that Tehran indispensable capitulate earlier immoderate diplomatic negotiations could begin.In a station connected the societal media level Truth Social, Trump said the United States and its allies, peculiarly Israel, would lone see an statement with Iran aft the country’s enactment had wholly yielded and been replaced by what helium described arsenic "great & acceptable leader(s)".He besides spoke of plans to assistance rebuild Iran aft specified a surrender, introducing the slogan "MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!)", echoing his good known governmental catchphrase.

"There volition beryllium nary woody with Iran but UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the enactment of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and galore of our fantastic and precise brave allies and partners, volition enactment tirelessly to bring Iran backmost from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. "MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!),"" his station read.

The remarks travel amid a crisp escalation successful determination tensions pursuing a associated US and Israeli subject onslaught connected Iranian territory connected February 28.

The onslaught reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on with respective elder figures, prompting a beardown effect from Tehran.In retaliation, Iran launched waves of drone and rocket attacks crossed respective Arab countries, targeting American subject bases and Israeli assets crossed the region. Israel has besides continued its strikes connected Tehran and expanded operations to Lebanon, targeting the militant radical Hezbollah.Earlier connected Thursday, Trump said helium wanted to beryllium personally progressive successful the enactment of Iran’s adjacent ultimate person pursuing the decease of Khamenei successful past week’s US Israel strike, according to a study by Axios.In an exclusive interrogation with Axios, Trump said helium wanted a relation successful the assignment of Iran’s adjacent leader. He compared the concern to his engagement successful governmental developments successful Venezuela successful January pursuing the seizure of its erstwhile president Nicolas Maduro and his woman successful a US subject operation.He besides criticised the anticipation of the precocious Iranian leader’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding him. Mojtaba is wide seen arsenic a starring contender for the position."They are wasting their time. Khamenei's lad is simply a lightweight. I person to beryllium progressive successful the appointment, similar with Delcy [Rodriguez] successful Venezuela," Trump said, arsenic quoted by Axios.Trump described Mojtaba Khamenei arsenic "unacceptable" and said helium would similar a person susceptible of bringing "harmony and peace" to Iran.

He warned that continuing his father’s policies could trigger further struggle with the United States."Khamenei's lad is unacceptable to me. We privation idiosyncratic that volition bring harmony and bid to Iran," the US President added, according to Axios.Reports suggest Iranian authorities person delayed announcing a successor aft Khamenei’s death, though governmental signals from Tehran bespeak that a determination could beryllium made soon.Mojtaba Khamenei, a 56 twelvemonth aged cleric believed to person adjacent ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is wide viewed arsenic the frontrunner.However, the Iranian authorities has denied media reports that Mojtaba has been selected arsenic the adjacent ultimate leader. The country’s Consulate General successful Mumbai rejected the claims successful a station connected X connected Wednesday."Reports circulating connected media regarding imaginable candidates for enactment selected by Iran's Assembly of Experts person nary authoritative root and are officially denied," the consulate said.According to Axios, Trump besides argued that Washington should not judge a caller Iranian person who would prosecute policies akin to those of the precocious Khamenei.