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U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Iran’s new leadership has requested a ceasefire with the United States but asserted the United States will consider the request only when the Strait of Hormuz is open and free.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the current Iranian president as “much less radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors,” emphasizing that any pause in hostilities would depend on the opening of the Hormuz Strait.

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