Trump: No Deal With Iran Except Unconditional Surrender

President Donald Trump declared that the United States would accept no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender, hardening the US negotiating position to an absolute. The statement rules out any negotiated off-ramp, ceasefire, or face-saving deal for the Iranian government. It comes as Iran's President Pezeshkian acknowledged mediation efforts from Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, and Oman, and as Iran's foreign ministry had said days earlier that it was a time for defence not diplomacy. Trump's framing of unconditional surrender matches his earlier social media posts describing Iran as being demolished. The declaration effectively closes the diplomatic track for Day 7, signalling the US intends to continue military operations until Iran's government capitulates. Trump separately stated the US is moving thousands of civilians out of Middle East countries quietly but seamlessly, suggesting contingency planning for further escalation.