Trump wants ‘unconditional surrender’ as attacks continue

Al Jazeera -March 6th2026

By Caolán Magee, Fiona Kelliher and Usaid Siddiqui

• US President Donald Trump wants “unconditional surrender” from Iran, warning there will not be a deal without that.
• Massive explosions hit several locations across Iran today as the war enters its seventh day.
• Israeli jets have bombed southern and eastern Lebanese towns as well as targeting the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.
• At least 1,332 people have been killed in US and Israeli attacks on Iran since Saturday, and the semi-official Fars News Agency reports that two schools were hit by missiles in the town of Parand, southwest of the capital Tehran.
• Iran continued to target Gulf countries from the UAE to Qatar and Bahrain, while Israel’s Tel Aviv came under combined drone and missile attacks late on Thursday night.

• Footage shows Israelis partying in bomb shelters

  There are more than 11,770 public bomb shelters across Israel where people can take cover during air attacks.

  Footage shared on social media showed some Israelis partying in several of those shelters, as they celebrated the Jewish Purim festival amid the ongoing wars with Iran and Lebanon.

  Visit our live tracker for the latest on casualty figures from across the region.

• US moving ‘thousands’ of citizens out of Middle East: Trump

  In his latest Truth Social post, US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Department of State is “moving thousands of people out of various Countries throughout the Middle East”.

  “It is being done quietly, but seamlessly”, the president said, praising Secretary of State Marco Rubio for “doing a great job!”

  The State Department said yesterday that 20,000 Americans had returned home and that it was ramping up chartered flights, without providing more details.

  The Trump administration has received criticism over evacuations after urging Americans to leave more than a dozen countries in the Middle East on Tuesday.

  How many countries has Trump ordered attacks in?

  While Trump promised to be the “president of peace”, he has launched US military operations in eight different countries while in office.

  His latest attacks in Iran have triggered a broad conflict drawing in many Middle East nations and have drawn accusations of international law violations.

  Spain’s PM calls for cooperation with US despite tensions over Iran strikes

  Spain’s Prime Minister Sanchez has called for “loyal cooperation” with the US despite growing tensions between the two allies over Washington’s strikes on Iran.

  Speaking alongside Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro, Sanchez said relations with Washington should take place “with respect, in a spirit of loyal cooperation and on an equal footing”.

  Sanchez again criticised the strikes by the US and Israel on Iran, describing them as an “extraordinary mistake” and saying they were “not in accordance with international law”.

  President Trump previously criticised Sanchez’s government, calling Spain a “terrible” ally and threatened to sever trade ties.

  Sanchez responded by reiterating his opposition to the war and his refusal to allow the US to use bases in southern Spain to launch strikes on Iran.

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