• At a certain point, the Strait will open itself
• I think Israel will be ready to end the war when the US wants it to end
• I don’t want to do a ceasefire
• We can have dialogue but I don’t want to do a ceasefire
• On Hormuz: It would be nice if China and Japan got involved
• On UK help: A very late response, they should have acted faster
• Says lacks radar, aircraft, and leadership, with a firm stance against a ceasefire
• We have unlimited ammunition and a lot of troops
• On oil prices, Trump said he expected worse
• Repeats that operation is “weeks ahead” of schedule
• We don’t need to Strait of Hormuz

So the context of the ceasefire comment is that Iran said it won’t negotiate without a ceasefire while Trump is saying they can “have dialogue” but that he doesn’t want a ceasefire.

So, basically, they can’t even agree on the terms for talking.

“We can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump says about Iran. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”

Trump still seems to be aiming for an unconditional surrender. We’ll see.

This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.