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.

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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!”

Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire

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