Iran’s foreign ministry says President Donald Trump’s claim that the country has asked for a ceasefire is “false and baseless”.
Iranian state TV is reporting the remarks as having been said by foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.
It comes after Trump said earlier in a Truth Social post that Iran’s “New Regime President”, who he did not name, had asked for a ceasefire – and that he would consider it “when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear”.