Its new leader has just asked the United States for a ceasefire, the US President said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday.
“We will look into it when the Strait of Hormuz is open, free and clear. Until then, we will destroy Iran,” he said.
The term used by Donald Trump to describe his interlocutor has caused an impression in the international media, after he said that the “New President of the Iranian regime” called him. This term makes no sense since the president of the country is Massoud Pezheskian, while the new Supreme Leader is Mojtaba Khamenei.
In any case, the American government has announced that Donald Trump will make a televised speech later, specifically at 4 am Thursday Greek time.
Iran denies Trump’s cease-fire announcement
In refutation of what Donald Trump said in his post that the new president of the Iranian regime asked for a truce, a representative of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward shortly, arguing that the statement of the US President is false and unfounded.
What else did Trump say in an interview with Reuters?
In parallel with the above, the US president gave an interview to Reuters claiming that the United States will withdraw from Iran “quite quickly” but could return, if necessary, for “targeted strikes”.
“There are still a few goals left. If necessary, we will return for targeted strikes,” he said.
Trump reiterated that in the prime-time speech for the US, he would express his displeasure with NATO and said he would consider withdrawing the country from the alliance.
Asked if he would withdraw the US from NATO, Trump said: “Oh, absolutely, without a doubt. Wouldn’t you do the same if you were me? They weren’t friends when we needed them. We’ve never asked them for much… it’s a one-way street.”
He also expressed hope for a deal with Iran’s new leaders after the airstrikes that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while again claiming there has been “complete regime change” in Iran, adding: “There is a very good chance we will make a deal because they don’t want to be bombed anymore. I didn’t need a regime change, but we got it because of the casualties of the war. We got her. So we have regime change and the big issue we have is they’re not going to get a nuclear weapon. They don’t want one either.”
Regarding the enriched uranium that Iran still possesses, Trump said: “That’s so deep underground that I don’t care. We will always monitor it via satellite.”
There have been contacts between the US and Iran at the initiative of Trump
US Vice President Jay D. Vance held talks with “intermediaries” about the conflict in Iran as late as Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump ordered Vance to convey privately that he was open to a truce, provided certain US demands were met, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the same source.
