Iran Rejects Trump’s Claimed Ceasefire Request Amid Rising Tensions

A senior Iranian official has denied former US President Donald Trump’s social media claim that Iran’s new leadership asked for a ceasefire. The statement, reported by an international news outlet in Tehran, insists no such request was made. On his platform, Trump said he would consider a truce only when the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz was “open, free, and clear.” He added he would continue “blasting Iran into oblivion” until those conditions were met. The waterway, through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil and LNG supplies pass, remains effectively closed. Experts warn this could drive a global economic downturn and push energy prices even higher. In a lighter moment, Trump’s recent trip to the Strait of Hormuz saw him greeting local fishermen he reportedly mistook for Iranian leaders — a mix-up that left many amused.

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