President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview Friday that the US is 'hitting them hard' against Iran and that the confrontation 'is progressing well,' adding that Tehran will eventually have 'no choice but to surrender.'
President Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview aired Friday that Iran will have 'no choice but to surrender,' the most explicit escalation yet in his rhetoric on the confrontation. The interview, reported by The Zioneer in stages throughout the afternoon, also featured Trump saying the United States is 'hitting them hard,' that the campaign 'is progressing well,' and that 'something very big will happen.'
The new 'surrender' claim is the latest detail from the same Fox News appearance. The Zioneer first reported the interview at 16:35 Jerusalem with Trump's statement that the US is 'hitting them hard.' Subsequent versions — all published at the same timestamp through the afternoon — added that the situation 'is going well,' that the US 'can continue to win,' and that 'in the end something very big will happen.' The surrender framing represents a hardening of the President's tone, replacing earlier hints of a big event with the assertion that capitulation is Iran's only remaining option.
The remarks build on a series of increasingly confident statements from Trump in recent weeks. As The Zioneer has reported, in June he said the US is 'in a good position' and that Iran is 'destroyed,' adding that a deal is being negotiated. Earlier this month, he stated that disarming Iran of nuclear weapons 'is progressing well' and that he does not believe Israel will renew war with Iran. The specific 'surrender' language is new and marks a shift from earlier, more ambiguous framing of the conflict's endgame.
It remains unclear whether Trump's language reflects a concrete diplomatic development or a rhetorical posture. The President did not provide details on what surrender would entail or a timeline for Iran's compliance.
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