Washington DC, March 15 -- US President Donald Trump has reportedly demanded that Iran "surrender," stating that he has heard the nation's new supreme leader is "not alive" while dismissing the possibility of an immediate ceasefire in the escalating Middle Eastern conflict.

In a wide-ranging, 30-minute telephone interview with NBC News on Saturday, the American leader revealed that despite Tehran's apparent interest in ending the hostilities, he remains unsatisfied with the current conditions.

He asserted that "Iran wants to make a deal, and I don't want to make it because the terms aren't good enough yet," adding that any future agreement must be "very solid."

When questioned on the specific requirements for a peace deal, the US Comma...