US, Iran Discussing Ceasefire In Exchange For Reopening Strait, As Iran Supreme Leader Vows To "Continue Resistance"

Hol · 2026-04-01T13:32:17-0400

Summary

US and Iran are discussing a potential deal that would involve a ceasefire in exchange for Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz: Axios
Iran's new Ayatollah tweets "I emphatically declare that the consistent policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following on the path of Imam Khomeini and the martyred Leader, is to continue supporting the Resistance against the Zionist-US enemy."
"Not true": Iran rejects Trump claim that the "new regime president" asked for ceasefire (which has been Pezeshkian since 2024)
UAE mulls becoming first Gulf country to directly joint US-Israeli war against Iran, lobbies for firm UNSC security resolution.
Trump to Reuters: will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed. Also says he's open to exiting 'paper tiger' NATO after Iran war is over, angry over lack of help in Hormuz crisis.
Oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy was struck by an Iranian cruise missile in Qatari waters Wednesday.
IRGC has newly vowed to keep attacking with "full intensity and power" - suggesting this is far from over, as ceasefire talks remain theater lacking in much substance. Ayatollah praises Hezbollah in written statement.

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Trump: Iran President has Asked for Ceasefire

President Trump on Truth Social has claimed the US has been directly asked for ceasefire; however, he coupled this with the typical threat of bombing Iran "back to the Stone Ages!!!" Here's what he said (note: Iran does not have a new president):

Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE! We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!! President DJT

And yet the Hormuz question lingers, after just yesterday Trump strangely said the vital energy shipping waterway would "automatically open". Oil prices initially dumped on the Trump message, and quickly rebounded - perhaps based on the latter part of Trump's statement. A lot would have to happen - for one Washington is likely to require that Tehran giving up charging a some $2 million fee for tankers to make safe passage. Oil unimpressed...