Trump claims Iran wants ceasefire, Tehran calls remarks ‘false and baseless’
The US president has said he could walk away from the war in two to three weeks
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that Iran’s leader wanted a ceasefire, in a social media post that Tehran called “false and baseless”.
Trump claimed that “Iran’s New Regime President” was seeking a ceasefire, which he said would happen only once the Strait of Hormuz was “open, free, clear”.
It was not immediately clear who Trump was referring to in Iran, which still has the same president.
The US president, who is scheduled to address the nation later in the day, had earlier said he could walk away from the war in two to three weeks once he felt confident Iran would not be able to build a nuclear weapon – even if Tehran does not agree to a ceasefire.
That raised the possibility that the US could withdraw without any guarantee from Iran that it would stop bombing its Gulf Arab neighbours or release its grip on the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump says US could end war in Iran in 2 to 3 weeks, with or without a deal
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, called Trump’s ceasefire remarks “false and baseless”, according to a report on Iranian state television on Wednesday.