Trump Dismisses Iran Talks, Vows Conflict Will Continue Until Regime Collapse

Washington D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that he has no interest in negotiating with Iran. He made it clear that this war will not stop until Iran's military capability is completely destroyed and no leadership remains in power.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, Trump claimed that negotiations would become pointless once all potential leaders of Iran were killed and the military was destroyed. “There will come a point where no one will be left to say, ‘we surrender,’” he said. 

As this conflict, which has caused upheaval in the Middle East and shaken global oil markets, enters its second week, Israel launched new attacks across Iran on Sunday, and a drone attack caused a major fire at a government office in Kuwait. Without presenting any evidence, Trump defended the attack by claiming Iran posed an immediate threat to the United States and was close to developing nuclear weapons. 

Axios reported that the U.S. and Israel are discussing sending special forces inside Iran to seize Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium in the latest phase of the war. However, the White House has not immediately commented on this matter.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has apologized to neighboring countries for the impact caused by Iran's attacks on U.S. bases located in those countries. Although this move was an attempt to calm the growing anger in the Gulf region, it has drawn sharp criticism from hardliners within Iran. 

Pezeshkian personally apologized to neighbors, urging them not to participate in any U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. He dismissed Trump's demand for Iran's unconditional surrender as a daydream. He also stated that the temporary leadership council of Iran has agreed to stop attacks on neighboring countries as long as those countries do not allow their territory to be used for attacks on Iran. 

State media reported that sounds of large explosions were heard in various parts of Tehran, and Israel claimed to have struck Iranian missile sites and command centers. According to Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani, at least 1,332 Iranian civilians were killed and thousands injured in the U.S.-Israeli attack. 

U.S. officials themselves stated that American forces were likely responsible for the attack on an Iranian girls' school that resulted in the deaths of dozens of children. However, Trump, speaking to reporters on Saturday without providing any evidence, placed the blame squarely on Iran. 

The Iranian attack resulted in the deaths of 10 people in Israel, and at least 6 American soldiers were killed. The bodies of the deceased American soldiers arrived at an Air Force base in Delaware on Saturday.