Trump claims Iran wants truce, but set to say war will last 2-3 more weeks

US leader, who will give TV address Wednesday night, says he’ll consider ceasefire offer ‘when Hormuz Strait is open’; Iran denies claim as ‘baseless’; aides say he’s improvising

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed on social media that Iran’s “new regime president” had requested a ceasefire with the US in the war that began more than a month ago.

Tehran denied that it had made any such request, calling his remarks “false and baseless,” though talks regarding a ceasefire are reportedly taking place.

The post came hours before Trump was set to address his citizens on the progress of the war. Cutting against the possibility of an imminent end to the fighting, a White House official told The Times of Israel that Trump will say that the war is expected to continue for another two to three weeks.

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