Video: Trump says Iran should ‘wave the white flag’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 05, 2026 · 67 words

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Trump says Iran should 'wave the white flag' Video: Trump says Iran should ‘wave the white flag’ US President Donald Trump said Iran should ‘wave the white flag of surrender’ in the war, and accused Iran’s leaders of playing games in negotiations.

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Why it matters

He also said higher oil prices are a ‘small price to pay’ to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: US President Donald Trump said Iran should ‘wave the white flag of surrender’ in the war.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “US President Donald Trump said Iran should ‘wave the white flag of surrender’ in the war”

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The claim is explicitly reported by multiple independent sources. Al Jazeera directly quotes the phrase 'wave the white flag of surrender', and another web search result confirms Trump reiterated his call for Iran to 'surrender'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out

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Claim 2: “He also said higher oil prices are a ‘small price to pay’ to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon”

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Multiple independent sources confirm this sentiment. AFP reports Trump stated preventing nuclear weapons is 'much more important' than concerns about rising oil prices, and another source notes he considers blocking Iran from nuclear weapons as a priority despite oil price increases.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 3: “accused Iran’s leaders of playing games in negotiations”

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Multiple sources indicate Trump's hostility and accusations toward Iranian leadership during negotiations. CNN mentions Trump's claims of divisions and sabotage, and Politico reports him calling officials 'crazy bastards' and 'mentally ill', which aligns with the normalized claim of accusing them of acting in bad faith/playing games.

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