Trump says Iran asked for cease-fire — but US will bomb regime ‘back to the Stone Ages’ until Strait of Hormuz opens

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WASHINGTON — President Trump claimed Wednesday that Iran asked the US for a cease-fire, but said that he won’t agree to stop the fighting until the theocratic regime opens the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Cargo ships in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz.
Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026.