The unyielding ultimatum: Trump vows to fight until Iran is defenseless, rejects mediation as war escalates President Trump has defined Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as total military incapacitation, vowing to continue Operation Epic Fury until Iran has no capacity to fight, with the U.S. unilaterally deciding when that point is reached. The U.S. military objectives are the wholesale destruction of Iran’s naval and ballistic missile capabilities, the permanent prevention of a nuclear weapon and the degradation of its proxy networks, coupled with a stated goal of postwar regime change and reconstruction. The U.S. has explicitly rejected international mediation efforts and dialogue with…

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