President Donald Trump demanded an “unconditional surrender” from Iran, stating that the United States now has “complete and total control” over Iranian skies.
“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured ‘stuff,'” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA.”
Trump added in a subsequent post that the U.S. knows “exactly” where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is “hiding.”
“He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin,” he noted. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
“UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump demanded.
Vice President JD Vance urged Americans to trust President Trump. “First, POTUS has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Over the last few months, he encouraged his foreign policy team to reach a deal with the Iranians to accomplish this goal,” he explained. “The president has made clear that Iran cannot have uranium enrichment. And he said repeatedly that this would happen one of two ways–the easy way or the ‘other’ way.”
Vance noted that “civilian nuclear power” and “uranium enrichment” are distinct issues.
“Iran could have civilian nuclear power without enrichment, but Iran rejected that. Meanwhile, they’ve enriched uranium far above the level necessary for any civilian purpose,” he said. “They’ve been found in violation of their non-proliferation obligations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is hardly a rightwing organization.”
The vice president added that Trump “may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment,” a decision that he affirmed “ultimately belongs to the president.”
“But I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue. And having seen this up close and personal, I can assure you that he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people’s goals. Whatever he does, that is his focus.”
