State Department pushes 'peace' narrative as Trump threatens Iran

In a packed room at the first State Department press briefing since Israel launched air strikes on Iran on Friday, spokesperson Tammy Bruce dodged far more questions than she answered, referring reporters to the Trump administration's central messaging depot: the White House.

More specifically, Donald Trump's Truth Social account. That account, since Monday, has only conveyed threats to Iran.

First, Trump told Tehran's 14 million residents to evacuate the capital, causing waves of panic and traffic jams across the city. Then he suggested he could kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But he won't, for the time being, he said. And as night fell on Iran after the fifth day of Israeli air strikes, he demanded "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" from the Islamic Republic. 

The US president made the posts while attending the first day of the G7 Summit in Canada. He then abruptly left 24 hours earlier than his schedule was due to wrap up, even skipping a scheduled meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

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