Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' as war on Iran enters new phase

Welcome to the news hour, nearly a week into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. President

Trump today demanded the Islamic Republic surrender, and again said he wants a hand in choosing

the nation's next leader.

The Iranian Red Crescent says more than 1,300 people have now been killed by the American

and Israeli bombing.

Local officials in Tehran also said another school was hit with an airstrike. The bombing

of a girl's school last Saturday killed more than 150 people, mostly children. Special

correspondent Layla Moana Allen is in the Gulf and starts our coverage tonight of the

expanding war, beginning in Lebanon.

The strikes echo like deep thunder, thick gray smoke blankets the skyline of Lebanon's

capital. The view from the ground, even more menacing, buildings completely eviscerated.

Israel pounded Beirut and its southern suburbs, with by far the most intense airstrike since

last year's ceasefire.

Israeli officials say their campaign against Hezbollah will continue, even after their war

on Iran ends.

Hezbollah and the Iranian regime are one and the same. The Lebanese government must get rid

of Hezbollah and soldiers of the Revolutionary Guard who operate on its territory. If they

won't, we will chase and attack them.

Yesterday, the IDF ordered the entirety of southern Lebanon to evacuate, some 400,000 people

ordered to head north of the Latani River. And today, told all residents of several villages

in the Bekar Valley to leave, too. Having already extended the unprecedented evacuation

orders to cover entire neighborhoods in southern Beirut, in this densely populated area, hundreds

of thousands of people forced to flee their homes, terrified families with nothing but

the clothes on their backs.

We're sleeping here in the streets. Some are sleeping in their cars, some on the beach.

We are homeless.

Meanwhile, U.S.-Israeli attacks intensified across Iran, pushing the war into a new phase

as it nears the one-week mark.

A spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry released this video showing what appears to

be a school in Tehran smashed into ash by an air strike. The IDF launched what it called

a broad-scale wave of strikes on Tehran and the western city of Keremansha, home to multiple

ballistic missile bases.

And U.S. Central Command said it struck this Iranian drone carrier. It all came alongside

yet another message from President Donald Trump. He ruled out anything other than Iran's

quote, unconditional surrender.

But Iranian President Masjid Pizeshkian today tweeted that, quote, some countries have

begun mediation efforts, which should address those who underestimated Iran and ignited

this conflict. Trump also met behind closed doors with leaders of American military contractors

and said the top defense manufacturing companies would, in his words, quadruple production

of certain munitions.

Production for these kinds of systems takes years.

Retired Colonel Mark Kansian told us whatever they do now won't have any impact on this

war.

He's likely exhorting them to increase their production capabilities so that when the

war is over, the United States can replace these munitions more quickly and provide them

to allies and partners.

Patriots, for example, are used very widely.

Those systems hard at work over Tel Aviv, Israel shot down Iranian missiles as they flew

toward the capital.

And today, missiles reached Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar, though the number of

attacks is declining.

It's sunset here in Qatar and time to break the Ramadan fast. Usually, these streets

would be packed, but with so many incoming attacks from Iran, many residents are choosing

to stay home.

We've just had another emergency alert go off for incoming missiles while we were standing

here.

Thus far, Gulf nations have managed to intercept most of these attacks, but now stocks

for their missile defense systems are running low, and Gulf leaders are beginning to consider

a firmer response.

Under the constant threat of Iranian missiles, the capital Doha's residents, including

its large population of foreign workers, are trying to go on with life as normal.

Qatar always, they have very good islands with many of other countries, especially neighboring

countries.

So, I don't think it will, it won't go forward.

But not everyone feels safe.

Airports across the region have been shut down for nearly a week, stranding hundreds of

thousands of tourists in a war zone.

We see a rocket, a German tourist whose cruise ships sailed into Doha's port just minutes

before the attacks began, was locked in his cabin on board for five days, taking shelter

as drones and missiles rained down on the city.

The captain told us, stay here on board, don't leave the boat.

How are you feeling when these missiles come in?

We are here, we are here, we are watching the sky and see the missiles and the other missiles

from the airbase, from Qatar, and we hit in the meeting in the sky, an explosion you

see flames.

No region suspended in fear as the Iran war continues to escalate with no end in sight

and hundreds of millions caught in the crossfire.

For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Leyla Malana Allen in Doha, Qatar.