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

The Guardian World

by Jason Burke in Jerusalem

March 6, 2026

US president again calls on Iranian people to overthrow government or face ‘absolutely guaranteed death’ Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the joint US-Israeli offensive launched seven days ago, as the two powers’ warplanes carried out some of the heaviest bombardments so far in the spiralling 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 a million people to flee their homes. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/6/2026