Iranian authorities have not asked United States President Donald Trump for a ceasefire, state television quoted Iran’s Foreign Ministry as saying on 1 April.
“Trump’s claims about Iran’s request for a ceasefire are erroneous and baseless,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai said in a commentary.
Earlier today, Trump said the “new Iranian president” had allegedly asked the states for a “ceasefire”.
“We will consider it when the Strait of Hormuz is open, free and clear. By then, we’re taking Iran back to oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Age,” the US president added.
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A joint operation between the United States and Israel2 since FebruaryIran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a significant number of other senior Iranian regime officials.
Iran’s military has attacked with missiles and drones not only Israel or US military installations in the region, but also many of its regional neighbours, which Tehran considers allies of the United States.
Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz almost immediately after the war in the Middle East began. Up to one-fifth of all offshore oil exports (about 20 million barrels per day) as well as liquefied natural gas passed through the strait. The blockage of the strait led to a sharp rise in oil prices. At the end of March, Iran’s parliament announced its intention to levy duties on crossing the strait.