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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that Iran’s president wants a ceasefire in the Mideast war.
“Iran’s New Regime President,” he wrote on Truth Social, apparently referring to Masoud Pezeshkian, though he has had the job since 2024 and there has been no regime change in Iran, “much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”
“We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!”
Trump did not elaborate. He is due to address Americans from the White House tonight at 9 p.m. ET.
Iran had no immediate response to Trump’s post.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in an interview with Al Jazeera aired late Tuesday signalled Tehran’s willingness to keep fighting.
“You cannot speak to the people of Iran in the language of threats and deadlines,” he said. “We do not set any deadline for defending ourselves.”
Thousands displaced
Around 180,000 families have been displaced in Iran since the U.S. and Israel attacked on Feb. 28, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), though it’s difficult to determine an exact figure.
Amy Pope, IOM’s director general, says the agency expects that figure to increase as more civilian infrastructure gets caught in the crossfire.
Pope also warned about the impact on migrants working in Iran who might not be guaranteed the same safety as Iranians.
“This is the kind of hidden consequence of a conflict like this. There are people … who are not necessarily accounted for and … won’t have the support they need,” she said.