Trump’s post came hours after his announcement that he would be extending the two-week ceasefire with the country, before it was set to expire later on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he could not end the U.S. naval blockade of Iran without a deal, “unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included.”
The president wrote on Truth Social that Iran did not want their crucial oil passway, the Strait of Hormuz, to be closed, claiming the country only shut the Strait to “save face” after the U.S. blockaded it.
Iran closed the Strait at the start of the conflict, long before the U.S. blockade, which Trump instituted after unsuccessful peace negotiations in Pakistan last weekend.