Iran vows 'no surrender' as US tightens stranglehold, prepares for showdown

Iranian state-aligned media has sharply rejected President Donald Trump’s escalating nuclear demands, accusing Washington of seeking Iran’s total disarmament rather than negotiated limits on its nuclear program. IRGC-linked outlet Basirat News claimed the U.S. aims to humiliate and weaken Iran by stripping its defensive capabilities, even alleging Tehran had previously agreed to remove enriched uranium stockpiles. The pushback comes as Axios reports tentative Iranian openness to uranium removal, while satellite images reveal renewed activity at bombed nuclear sites in Natanz and Isfahan.