Leavitt Says Trump Will Define Iran’s Unconditional Surrender

Ten days into a war predicted to last four to five weeks, administration officials are reporting quicker than anticipated progress.
Leavitt Says Trump Will Define Iran’s Unconditional Surrender
A journalist uses a phone to take video as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on March 10, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump will determine when the Iranian regime has surrendered unconditionally, a prerequisite to the termination of Operation Epic Fury.

“Ultimately, the operations will end when the commander-in-chief determines the military objectives have been met, fully realized, and that Iran is in a position of complete and unconditional surrender, whether they say it or not,” Leavitt said during a briefing at the Executive Mansion, adding that the hardline regime might not admit defeat.

Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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