Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

President Trump now says anything short of unconditional surrender by Iran would be unacceptable.

He made the comment on social media today.

Iran has shown no interest in doing that.

And foreign minister Abasarachi says, despite comments from Trump that Iran asked for talks,

it's not true.

We are not asking for a ceasefire.

And we don't see any reason why we should negotiate with the U.S.

When we negotiated with them twice, and every time they attacked us at the middle of negotiations.

So there is no request for a ceasefire by us and there is no request for the negotiation with the U.S. from us.

Speaking there to NBC News, Tom Yamis. Meanwhile, President Trump met today with some of the biggest

U.S. defense contractors. And Paris Franco Ord Ordonez reports it comes amid concerns about weapons stocks

as the U.S. and Israel continue strikes on Iran in the war's seventh day.

President Trump took to social media where he boasted of a very good meeting

with the largest U.S. defense manufacturing companies.

He said they have agreed to quadruple

production of the, quote, exquisite class of weaponry. Weapons are already underway, he wrote.

But U.S. officials who were not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that there are concerns

about a lack of missile interceptors and that they may have to draw from

other stockpiles. Trump dismissed those concerns, charging that they have a virtually unlimited

supply of medium and upper medium grade munitions, but he said those orders have been increased as well.

CEOs attending with Trump included those from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon.

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