Trump reveals Iran’s secret ceasefire request but issues a ‘Stone Age’ warning over Hormuz Strait
1 min readUpdated: Apr 1, 2026 06:43 PM US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran’s “new regime president” has “just asked” the United States for a ceasefire but the Republican leader added that his adminration “will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear.”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “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!”
The US president further added, “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!!!”
However, there has been no response from Tehran over Trump’s claim of “Iran’s new regime president” seeking a ceasefire. It still remains unclear who Trump was referring to in Iran as the Islamic nation still has the same president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
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