Trump: Iran has requested a ceasefire from the United States! But first it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, otherwise Iran will be bombed back to the “Stone Age.”

U.S. President Trump said that the Iranian side has officially requested a ceasefire from the United States (CEASEFIRE). But he issued hardline conditions: only if the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens for all traffic would the U.S. consider a ceasefire. Until then, Trump threatened to continue bombing Iran until it was “sent back to the Stone Age.”
(Backgrounder: Trump lies too many times! Iran’s speaker publicly calls it out: They have never negotiated with the U.S.)
(Additional background: When Trump claimed “Iran is back in the Stone Age,” it meant all six major military capabilities were wiped out, and rebuilding would take 15-20 years.)

After Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed willingness to halt the fighting, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a highly personal, hardline response on the Truth Social platform. While Trump’s remarks came with threats, they also laid out specific “deal terms” for the military conflict that has continued for weeks.

First praise the new Iranian leader, but “a ceasefire comes with conditions”

In his post, Trump said Iran’s new presidential administration is “less radical and much smarter” than his predecessor, and he confirmed that the Iranian side has officially requested a ceasefire (CEASEFIRE).

However, Trump did not immediately agree. He made it clear:

“Only when the Strait of Hormuz is in an open, free, and clear state will we consider it.”

“Bombed into oblivion”: Maximum pressure still won’t let up

Before the strait is restored to normal operations, Trump stressed that the U.S. military’s offensive would not stop, in an extremely harsh tone:

“Before that (the strait opens), we’re going to bomb Iran into oblivion (Oblivion), or, as they say, back to the Stone Age%21%21%21”

Right now, global attention is focused on whether Iran will accept Trump’s demand of “full opening of the strait” as the exchange condition for a ceasefire. If the two countries can reach specific understandings in the near term, this Middle East crisis at the beginning of 2026 may be able to officially move into a cooling-off phase.