Women walk past an Iranian security forces vehcile parked under a banner honouring Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on March 31, 2026. (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran has asked for a ceasefire but that the United States would only consider this once the Strait of Hormuz is clear for shipping.
Iran's president "has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "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!!!"
There was no independent confirmation of Trump's claim to the ceasefire request.
