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President Trump Urges Iran to Surrender as 60-Day Ceasefire Deadline Approaches

President Trump warned Iran to "put up the white flag" of surrender as the 60-day ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran reaches its official deadline on Monday. During an exclusive interview with Fox News, President Trump stated that his primary goal remains the prevention of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon in any form. To navigate the fractured Iranian leadership, the administration announced a secret backchannel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This channel was established to verify if the military's leadership is aligned with the political negotiators. Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan region in Iraq, served as a key mediator for this backchannel, facilitating direct communication between the United States and IRGC commander General Ahmad Vahidi. President Trump also addressed the ongoing conflict in Gaza, suggesting that Israel should pause its strikes while efforts continue to the next phase of a plan to disarm Hamas. He noted that the U.S. has used only a small fraction of its weapons stockpiles during the conflict.

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