Trump Demands Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender,' Denies US Bombed School Killing 165+

President Trump called for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' but provided vague and shifting definitions of what that meant, telling reporters it could mean 'when Iran no longer has the ability to fight' or simply 'when they cry uncle.' He did not specify whether he was demanding surrender of Iran's nuclear program, missile capabilities, or governmental control. Trump also denied U.S. responsibility for a strike that killed over 165 people at a girls' elementary school in southern Iran, instead blaming Iran itself, despite forensic evidence suggesting U.S. involvement. Iranian President Pezeshkian rejected Trump's demands, calling unconditional surrender 'a dream that they should take to their grave.'

"Unconditional surrender... when Iran no longer has the ability to fight, or when they cry uncle." — Trump's shifting definitions when pressed by reporters on what 'unconditional surrender' meant during a press availability on March 8, 2026.