President Donald Trump said that Iran has “apologized and surrendered” to its neighboring countries in the Middle East, announcing U.S. and Israeli military pressure had led them to this decision.
In his social media post made early Saturday morning, Trump called Iran the “LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST” and said this would be their reputation “until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse.” The post comes one day after Trump said he would only accept Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.”
“Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE NO DEAL WITH IRAN OUTSIDE OF ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has been part of Iran’s central leadership since the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the first wave of strikes on Feb. 28, is the one who issued the apology to Iran’s Middle East neighbors.
“We have repeatedly said that they are our brothers. We aim to work hand‑in‑hand with our dear brothers and neighbors in the region to establish lasting peace and stability, and we hope this goal will be achieved,” Pezeshkian said, according to a translation from Iranian media.
Trump still promised heavier strikes against Iran, despite the regime’s apology.
“Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,” Trump announced on Saturday.
The U.S. has struck over 3,000 targets as part of Operation Epic Fury within the first week of the military operation, U.S. Central Command announced on Friday.
IRAN’S SPRAY-AND-PRAY STRATEGY AIMS TO WIDEN THE BATTLEFIELD, SPREAD CONSEQUENCES
Iranian leadership passed a directive that the country cannot launch attacks on its neighbors unless an attack on Iran comes directly from a neighbor’s soil, according to multiple reports.
Iran’s directive, if followed, marks a turn after a week of strikes that have affected the larger Middle East region. Iran has launched strikes on countries including the UAE, Kuwait, and Israel, carrying out its long-held strategy of ensuring regional chaos if attacked. Israel has also pounded Lebanon, home to Hezbollah, as attacks play out across the region.
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