Iran War Live: Trump Unconditional Surrender Demand ‘A Dream’

Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s demand for “unconditional surrender,” as Israel said it struck Tehran in a new wave of air strikes, and missile alerts rippled across Israel and the Gulf.

The U.S. and Israel’s joint campaign against Iran has entered a second week, with intensified strikes reported in Tehran and spillover fire across the region, as multiple images show blasts and fires near Mehrabad airport.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected Trump’s surrender demand as a “dream,” apologized for attacks on regional countries, and said Iran would not strike neighbors unless attacks originate from there—suggesting “miscommunication in the ranks.”

Day Eight: What To Know

• The Israeli military said more than 80 fighter jets struck targets in Tehran and elsewhere, including missile-related sites and other military locations.
• Israel has also continued strikes in Lebanon, including around Beirut, as the war widens across fronts.
• U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said American firepower was “about to surge dramatically.”
• Oil prices climbed to their highest levels in years as disruption intensified around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
• Reports that Russia has shared intelligence with Iran on U.S. targets were played down by Hegseth, who said Washington was “not concerned” and was factoring the information into its battle planning.
• Trump said the U.S. must have a role in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, a claim rejected by Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, who said any successor would be chosen “without any foreign interference.”

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