Trump Implores Iran: 'Surrender,' Supreme Leader in Sights

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In his most forceful statement against Iran yet, perhaps in his two administrations, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for Iran's "unconditional surrender."

It is unclear if that statement is calling for surrender to Israel or Trump's long-called desire of Iran to give up its nuclear weapons aspirations, but the Trump also threatened Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly, saying he is in sight.

"We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

That direct threat on the Iranian leader came shortly after Trump stopping short of saying there is full United States involvement in Israel's claim to air superiority over Tehran.

Trump hailed Israel's control of the Iranians skies to have been proverbially made in America.

"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran," Trump wrote moments earlier on Truth Social. "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.'"

"Nobody does it better than the good ol' USA," he added.

The statement is a poke at Iran amid tensions over nuclear talks and Iranian claims the U.S. is participating in Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, military leadership, and nuclear scientists.

Eric Mack

Eric Mack has been a writer and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He is a 1998 Syracuse University journalism graduate and a New York Press Association award-winning writer.

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