Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire

Donald Trump says US will continue ‘blasting Iran into oblivion’ until Strait of Hormuz is reopened.A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s “new regime president” has asked for a ceasefire, as the United States and Israel continue their war on the country.Reporting from the Iranian capital on Wednesday, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem said a senior Iranian official had rejected Trump’s post on social media claiming that, “Iran’s New Regime President … has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How are NATO allies pushing back against Trump’s Iran war demands?list 2 of 3‘Permanent scar’: Iran minister on US-Israeli attacks on monumentslist 3 of 3Can Russia help fill the global energy gap?end of list“The Iranians are denying that they’ve asked for any ceasefire,” Hashem said.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump earlier on Wednesday had said his administration would consider the purported ceasefire request 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!!!” he wrote.Trump’s claim comes just hours before he is set to deliver a speech at 9pm local time in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (01:00 GMT on Thursday) to provide what the White House said will be “an important update on Iran”.The Trump administration has faced mounting pressure over the US-Israeli war on Iran amid soaring global energy prices and widespread opposition to the conflict among the US public.On Monday, Trump told reporters at the White House that prices would “come tumbling down” whenever the US decides to end the war – something he said could happen within the next two to three weeks.But the US leader’s threat on Wednesday to continue “blasting Iran into oblivion” until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened has raised questions about whether the war will end as soon as Trump has claimed.