- At a certain point, the Strait will open itself
- I think Israel will be ready to end the war when the US wants it to end
- I don’t want to do a ceasefire
- We can have dialogue but I don’t want to do a ceasefire
- On Hormuz: It would be nice if China and Japan got involved
- On UK help: A very late response, they should have acted faster
- Says lacks radar, aircraft, and leadership, with a firm stance against a ceasefire
- We have unlimited ammunition and a lot of troops
- On oil prices, Trump said he expected worse
- Repeats that operation is “weeks ahead” of schedule
- We don’t need to Strait of Hormuz
So the context of the ceasefire comment is that Iran said it won’t negotiate without a ceasefire while Trump is saying they can “have dialogue” but that he doesn’t want a ceasefire.
So, basically, they can’t even agree on the terms for talking.
“We can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump says about Iran. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”
Trump still seems to be aiming for an unconditional surrender. We’ll see.