United States President Donald Trump has issued a hardline warning to Iran, accusing Tehran of violating a ceasefire agreement and threatening a tougher American response if it refuses a proposed deal.
In a statement shared in a social media-style post shown in the image, Trump alleged that Iran fired shots in the Strait of Hormuz and said the action amounted to what he called a total violation of the ceasefire arrangement.
He also claimed that some of the fire was aimed at a French ship and a British freighter, though the statement provided no supporting evidence.
Trump said his representatives were heading to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations. He also claimed that Iran had announced plans to close the Strait of Hormuz, while asserting that a US blockade had already effectively shut the passage.
The US president said Washington was offering Iran what he described as a fair and reasonable deal. He warned that if Tehran rejected it, the United States would move against key Iranian infrastructure.
Trump framed the warning as the end of a softer US posture, declaring there would be “no more Mr. Nice Guy”.
The statement marks a further escalation in rhetoric around the Iran crisis and raises fresh concerns over tensions in the Gulf, especially around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route for oil and commercial cargo.
