Trump news at a glance: president marks first week of Iran attacks with call for nation’s ‘unconditional surrender’ | Trump administration
Donald Trump said Friday that only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” would end the offensive launched seven days ago, as the United States and Israel carried out some of the heaviest bombings so far in the conflict.
“There will be no deal with Iran except an UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, as US strategic bombers were in action on Iran and intensive Israeli strikes in Lebanon forced more than a million people to flee their homes.
Israeli and US officials have threatened further escalation as Iran retaliated with new attacks across much of the Middle East.
The largest reported loss of civilian life so far in the conflict came Saturday, apparently with an airstrike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed more than 100 students. U.S. military investigators believe U.S. forces are likely responsible, but have not yet reached a definitive conclusion, Reuters reported.
The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran and a dozen in Israel, according to officials in those countries. Six American soldiers were killed. Oil supplies were disrupted, tens of thousands of flights were canceled and international stock markets were shaken.
Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pelt Tehran and Beirut
On Friday evening, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the United States would consider Iran in a state of “unconditional surrender” once Trump determines that the country no longer “poses a threat” to the United States. “Iran will then find itself essentially in a situation of unconditional surrender, whether it says so or not,” she said.
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DoJ releases Epstein files containing uncorroborated abuse allegations against Trump
The U.S. Department of Justice released additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, including FBI memos describing interviews with a woman who made uncorroborated allegations against Epstein and Donald Trump.
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The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, just before Trump joined the Iran conflict
The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, a major labor market slowdown that came just before Donald Trump upended the global economy with his conflict in Iran. The unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.4% in February. By comparison, the United States added 130,000 jobs in January, far exceeding expectations of 70,000, but still 13,000 fewer than in January 2025. Economists predicted an increase of 60,000 jobs in February and an unemployment rate steady at 4.3%.
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US prepares system to process refunds of billions of dollars in Trump’s illegal tariffs
The US customs agency is preparing a system that will be ready to process refunds of billions of dollars in illegally collected tariffs within 45 days without requiring importers to take legal action, a court has been told.
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Embattled FDA vaccine chief ousted for second time
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, is leaving the agency again — the second time in less than a year after decisions involving reviewing vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases.
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Jesse Jackson hailed as ‘ambassador of hope’ at memorial attended by Clinton, Obama and Biden
Tributes to Reverend Jesse Jackson came from former Democratic US presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, as well as former Vice President Kamala Harris, who received cheers and applause as they joined thousands of others at a Chicago church for a celebration of the life of the longtime civil rights activist.
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