- Iran has rejected claims made by the US president that a 'new regime president' had requested a ceasefire to strike a peace agreement.
- The US president, in a Truth Social post, alleged that a less radicalised Iranian leader sought to halt hostilities.
- He also threatened to 'blast Iran into oblivion' if the Strait of Hormuz was not kept open.
- Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson dismissed these statements as false and baseless, as reported by Iranian state TV.
- Separately, the US president indicated a US withdrawal from the conflict within weeks and described a military alliance as a 'paper tiger'.
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