Donald Trump said he will not seek a deal with Iran unless the Tehran regime offers "unconditional surrender". The US President took to Truth Social on Friday as he spoke about what he wants from Iran.

He said: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

On Saturday last week, the US and Israel authorities carried out a joint missile atttack on Iran killing its supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Since then, Iran has been retaliating leading to disruption in several middle-eastern countries such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain.

The Pentagon is accelerating its intelligence build‑up as Washington braces for a long confrontation with Iran alongside Israel, with military planning now expected to extend well into the autumn.

A report cited by Politico says US Central Command has asked for more military intelligence officers to be deployed to its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to reinforce operations. These additional personnel would support the campaign against Iran for at least 100 days and potentially through September, reflecting expectations that the conflict will last far longer than initially anticipated.

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The comment from the US President comes as the US military struck a large Iranian drone‑carrier vessel, leaving it engulfed in flames; US Central Command described the ship as “roughly the size of a World War II aircraft carrier.”

Sharing an update on X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote: "US forces aren't holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy. Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire."

Earlier in the week, Mr Trump said that the military campaign could last four to five weeks, though he cautioned that it might “go far longer than that.”