US President Donald Trump said the leader of Iran’s “new regime” has asked the United States for a ceasefire, warning that Washington will only consider the request if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened to international shipping.
In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote:
“The President of Iran’s new regime, much less radicalised and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE! We will consider when the Strait of Hormuz 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 specify which Iranian leader he was referring to, leaving unclear whether the comment was directed at Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian or at Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
US links ceasefire to reopening of Hormuz
Trump indicated that the United States would only examine a ceasefire proposal once maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz resumes normally.
The strategic waterway, located between Iran and Oman, is one of the most important energy routes in the world, with roughly one fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments passing through it under normal conditions.
The passage has been severely disrupted since the outbreak of the war between the United States, Israel and Iran earlier this year.
Iranian official responds
Meanwhile, an Iranian official signalled that Tehran may impose its own conditions on access to the strait.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the National Security Committee of Iran’s parliament, warned that the United States would not regain free access to the waterway.
“Trump achieved regime change, but for the strait,” Azizi wrote in a post on the social media platform X.
“The strait will certainly reopen, but not for you. It will be open for those who comply with Iran’s new rules,” he said, without specifying what conditions would apply.
The exchange highlights the continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran over control of the strategic shipping route, which remains central to global energy supply and international trade.