Iran's new leader has just asked the United States for a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
Tehran must demonstrate its good faith © Mena Today
Iran's new leader has just asked the United States for a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
"We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion," he said.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said U.S. President Donald Trump's statement on Iran requesting a ceasefire was false and baseless, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday.
No credit should be given to what the regime's ministry or propaganda television says. Besides, nobody knows who is actually running Iran today.
This developing story has been updated
Reporting by Susan Heavey
Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an economy in tatters, little prospect of rapid recovery and an impoverished, embittered population.
Iran and Israel traded attacks on Tuesday as Tehran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and accept a ceasefire deal on the eve of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to agree to his demands or get "taken out."
Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his threats against Iran, issuing what amounts to a 48-hour ultimatum on Saturday, warning Tehran that catastrophic military consequences await if it fails to either reach a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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