Trump Demands Iran Relent as US Aims to Calm Energy Markets
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station in Tehran on March 3.
Photographer: Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump demanded Iran capitulate in the war’s seventh day, suggesting a longer timeframe for the conflict even amid energy-market tumult and worries about whether the US has the military stockpiles to carry on the fight indefinitely.
Trump called for “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” and noted a plan for the US and its allies to select a “GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s).” Hours later, he hosted defense industry executives at the White House to underscore the need to step up production of critical weapons systems.