Iran war

Iran after Trump's Demand: "A Dream Our Enemies Can Take to Their Graves"

Donald Trump can forget about the demand for an "unconditional surrender" from Iran, the country's President Masoud Pezeshkian says. It will not happen, he says according to the New York Times.

- That we would surrender unconditionally is a dream that our enemies will take to their graves.

Iranian representatives also clarify what has been interpreted as a promise that the country will not attack its neighboring countries in the future. Attacks on American military bases should not be seen as attacks on other

Trump's threat: Considering starting to attack "new groups and areas" in Iran

Trump is considering expanding attacks in Iran to include "new groups and areas," he writes on Truth Social.

The president says the decision is based on Iran's "bad behavior" and promises "total annihilation and certain death."

"Iran will be hit very hard today," Trump writes.

It is not clear from the post which new groups or areas would be relevant as American targets.

countries other than the United States, Tehran states according to Reuters.

Source denies plans for Kurdish aid: "Total lie"

The information that the CIA is working to arm Kurdish groups ahead of an upcoming operation in Iran is not true. This is stated by Sky News correspondent Stuart Ramsay. He claims to have spoken to a high-ranking Kurdish source who revealed details of the phone call Donald Trump had with Kurdish leaders before the American attack.

According to the source, Trump thanked the Kurds for their efforts in Syria and Iraq for several years.

– He didn’t ask for anything, he didn’t suggest they invade anywhere and there was no talk of weapons or the CIA at all, says the source.

The information that the US is trying to pressure the Kurds and that the CIA is arming them, which CNN has reported, among others, calls “a total lie”.

However, Ramsay adds that this is what is currently the case but that it could change.

New attacks on Iran: “Have a plan to eradicate the regime”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a pre-recorded speech that there is a plan with “many surprises” for the next phase of the war against Iran.

– We have a systematic plan to eradicate the Iranian regime, he says in the speech.

During the day, the attacks from the US and Israel have been directed, among other things, at the airport in Tehran, where 16 aircraft belonging to Iran's elite Quds force were destroyed, the IDF says.

An oil depot in southern Tehran was also hit by Israeli-American attacks, according to Iranian state media. However, the attack is not said to have damaged the nearby oil refinery. Israel has confirmed the attack.

Iran's counterattacks have also continued during the day. In the United Arab Emirates, a man is said to have died after being hit by the remains of a re-fired missile. The flight alarm has also been heard in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia states that the country has shot down a ballistic missile. Explosions have also been heard in Dubai.

Defense expert: I would be worried if I were the US

Early on in the war against Iran, American military analysts warned that the US weapons stockpile could be emptied if the conflict lasts a long time.

Andreas Hörnedal, research leader at the Swedish National Defence Research Institute's Defense Technology department, points out that the US has plenty of cruise missiles, for example, and they have been able to maintain a relatively high production.

But he also sees that the US has used up missiles at a very high rate during the past week. He tells SvD that there will have been a significant depletion of the best weapons after the war.

– I would also be worried if I were them, because there are very long lead times for this. If you start to suspect a shortage, you have to deal with it immediately, he says.