United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iranian military personnel, telling them to surrender or face what he described as “guaranteed death” as tensions escalate in the ongoing conflict involving Iran.

 

Speaking at the White House, in front of David Beckham’s Inter Miami squad on Thursday night, Mr. Trump said: ‘I’m once again calling on all members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the military, and the police to lay down their arms.

 

 

‘Now is the time to stand up for the Iranian people and help take back your country.

 

‘You’re gonna have a chance after all these years to take back your country. Accept immunity, we’ll give you immunity.

 

‘You’ll be perfectly safe with total immunity, or you’ll face absolutely guaranteed death, and I don’t want to see that.’

 

Mr. Trump also claimed Iran has reached out to ‘make a deal’ to end the US military operation.

 

He said: ‘They’re calling, they’re saying, “How do we make a deal?”

 

‘I said, “You’re being a little bit late”, and we want to fight now more than they do.’

 

He also claimed the Iranian navy ‘is gone’ and the US wiped out ’24 ships in three days’, adding: ‘They have no air force, they have no air defence.

 

‘The United States military, together with the wonderful Israeli partners, continues to totally demolish the enemy, far ahead of schedule and at levels that people have never seen before.’

 

Khamenei’s second-oldest son Mojtaba Khamenei is tipped to be his successor as Supreme Leader after gaining the support of the Revolutionary Guards.

 

But Mr. Trump said he would personally select a new leader, and Mojtaba was ‘unlikely’.