{"id":2578280,"date":"2026-03-10T16:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-moves-goalposts-for-irans-unconditional-surrender\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:43:43","slug":"white-house-moves-goalposts-for-irans-unconditional-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-moves-goalposts-for-irans-unconditional-surrender\/","title":{"rendered":"White House moves goalposts for Iran&#8217;s &#8216;unconditional surrender&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-moves-goalposts-for-irans-unconditional-surrender%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House says President Trump could end the Iran war without Tehran\u2019s unconditional surrender, according too White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. She explained that while Trump has framed the goal as ending the conflict only with Iran\u2019s unconditional surrender, the practical meaning is that Iran would loose the capabilities that allow it to threaten the United States and its allies-such as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-biden-wont-hold-direct-talks-with-kim-jong-un-experts-warn-china-will-take-over-korean-affairs-if-u-s-fails-to-open-direct-talks\/\" title=\"WH: Biden won\u2019t hold direct talks with Kim Jong Un, experts warn China will take over Korean affairs if U.S. fails to open direct talks\">ballistic missile program<\/a>, naval forces, and potential to pursue a nuclear weapon.Trump would determine when Iran no longer poses a credible threat and when to conclude the operations. Leavitt argued that this would involve decisive action, including airstrikes against Iranian targets, and stressed that the president would declare an end to the campaign when those conditions are met. The briefing comes as Iranian state media disputed Trump\u2019s claim that the conflict was near an end. The article also includes a video of Leavitt\u2019s briefing and links to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-pushes-back-after-apple-blocks-social-media-site-from-app-store\/\" title=\"Parler Pushes Back After Apple Blocks Social Media Site From App Store\">related stories<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House says Trump could end Iran war without Tehran&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-will-only-accept-irans-unconditional-surrender\/\" title=\"... says he will only accept Iran...s .........\">unconditional surrender&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2528444\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482569\/trump-us-focus-cuba-after-iran-in-couple-weeks\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> could end <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485890\/trump-says-iran-conflict-short-term-excursion\/\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a> without a surrender from Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt was asked by reporters at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Ext...s Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a> on the official timeline for the war, given that Iranian state media was disputing Trump&rsquo;s comments that the conflict was &ldquo;very close to ending.&rdquo; Last week, Trump wrote in a statement that he had ruled out a diplomatic accord with the Iranian government and that the military engagement would only end with Tehran&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4483182\/trump-no-deal-until-iran-unconditional-surrender\/\">unconditional surrender<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486532\/watch-live-karoline-leavitt-press-briefing-2\/\">WATCH LIVE: Karoline Leavitt holds press briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4486353\/iranian-national-security-chief-threatens-trump-be-careful-get-eliminated-yourself\/\">Iranian National Security Chief threatens Trump: &#8216;Be careful not to get eliminated yourself&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486039\/trump-save-america-act-no-1-house-gop-priority\/\">Trump calls SAVE America Act his &lsquo;No. 1&rsquo; priority for House GOP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;When President Trump says that Iran is in a place of unconditional surrender, he&rsquo;s not claiming the Iranian regime is going to come out and say that themselves. What the president means is that Iran&rsquo;s threats will no longer be backed by a ballistic missile arsenal that protects them from building a nuclear bomb in their country,&rdquo; Leavitt told reporters after ticking off operational updates regarding airstrikes against Iranian targets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could make an empty threat, but if I have no actions to back it up, then it&rsquo;s an empty threat, and so President Trump will determine when Iran is in a place of unconditional surrender, when they no longer pose a credible and direct threat to the United States of America and our allies,&rdquo; she added. <\/p>\n<p>Later in the briefing, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >press secretary declared<\/a> that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4481664\/trump-personally-involved-next-iranian-leader\/\">Trump<\/a> &ldquo;will dictate the end of these operations when he deems that Iran no longer poses a credible threat to the United States of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran can talk all they want, and their words will be very empty when we&rsquo;ve completely annihilated their navy, as we are doing, when we&rsquo;ve taken out the threat of their ballistic missile capability, when we can firmly, finally ensure that they can no longer make a nuclear bomb to threaten the United States and our allies and our troops in the region,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what President Trump is ultimately seeking to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485890\/trump-says-iran-conflict-short-term-excursion\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS IRAN CONFLICT IS &lsquo;GOING TO BE A SHORT-TERM EXCURSION&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt&rsquo;s briefing can be seen in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2xg_AAFjX-0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Mar. 10, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2xg_AAFjX-0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\n&#8211; The White House suggested President Trump could close Operation Epic Fury without Iran formally surrendering. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Trump would decide when Iran had removed the credible threat to the U.S. and its allies, not needing Tehran to admit defeat. The claim comes as Iranian state media dispute Trump\u2019s assertion that the conflict is near its end. Trump previously stated there would be no diplomatic deal with Iran and that the war would end only with Tehran\u2019s unconditional surrender. Leavitt argued that \u201cunconditional surrender\u201d means Iran\u2019s threats wouldn\u2019t be backed by its missile force or its capacity to develop a nuclear weapon. She asserted Trump would declare the operations over once Iran no longer posed a credible threat, and claimed the U.S. would have crippled Iran\u2019s navy, eliminated its ballistic missile capabilities, and blocked nuclear development as part of ending the war.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline:<br \/>\nTrump could end Iran war without Tehran&#8217;s surrender<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2578281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26069675656507.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4551,3823,5894],"class_list":["post-2578280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-foreign-policy","tag-iran","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26069675656507.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578285,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578280\/revisions\/2578285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}