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Trump demands Iran forces surrender or die, wants say on next leader
US president dismisses Khamenei’s son as a ‘lightweight’ and orders Iranian forces to lay down arms or face ‘guaranteed death’
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US President Donald Trump called on Iran’s armed forces on Thursday to surrender or face the consequences and urged the nation’s diplomats to request asylum at their postings around the world.
“I’m once again calling on all members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the military and the police, to lay down their arms,” Trump said. “So you’ll be perfectly safe with total immunity, or you’ll face absolutely guaranteed death, and I don’t want to see that.”
Speaking at the White House at a sports celebration, he also encouraged Iran to downgrade its global profile.
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“We also urge Iranian diplomats around the world to request asylum and to help us shape a new and better Iran with great potential as a country,” Trump added.
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