Trump to Axios: "Probably Is Unconditional Surrender” by Iran

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 19 June 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The president defends his agreement with Iran and now suggests Tehran has made an "unconditional surrender." The agreement he signed contains 14 conditions. In other words, 14 ways that this is not "unconditional." Plus, scenes from the ticker-tape parade and all-around jubilation for the NBA champion Knicks, and Anderson's conversation with actor and Knicks superfan Edie Falco, who was part of the celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.1	Good evening from the newsroom, topping our CNN global war coverage. The President of Defense
0:36.1	his agreement with Iran and now suggests Iran has made an unconditional surrender. In his first interview since signing the
0:42.3	memorandum of understanding last night in Versailles, where Germany once signed the terms of
0:47.2	its own surrender after World War I, the president has spoke with Axios' Mark Caputo.
0:51.9	Here's some of that conversation.
0:55.4	What have you learned about not just the exercise of power,
0:58.1	but the limits on your power as a result of the conflict?
1:01.7	There are no limits.
1:02.7	No limit.
1:03.2	No, not, I haven't learned that lesson yet.
1:05.2	I know there are, but, you know, there are no limits.
1:08.2	We defeated them totally militarily.
1:10.3	I did a naval blockade when not one ship was able to get through.
1:15.0	Some tried.
1:15.6	They didn't, you know, did it last very long.
1:18.2	And it certainly brought Iran to the table more than before.
1:22.3	However, beginning of conflict, you had talked about you only wanted unconditional surrender.
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