Trump insists he won ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran

President Trump is defending the framework agreement he signed with Iran this week, which begins a negotiation period to bring the months-long war to a close. 

Axios’s Marc Caputo pressed Trump in an interview on Thursday about whether the memorandum of understanding (MOU) lived up to the president’s original promise to secure an “unconditional surrender” from Iran. 

“But really, probably is unconditional surrender,” Trump said of the MOU. “I think so.”

The signing of this 14-point preliminary agreement initiated a 60-day negotiation period for talks about Iran’s nuclear program and control of the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping channel that has been closed during the conflict. 

During his interview with Axios, the president also touted the U.S. Navy’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which cut off access to........

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