Trump vows no cease-fire with Iran, predicts Strait of Hormuz may ‘open itself’

President Trump said Friday that he’s not interested in a potential cease-fire with Iran — and that he thinks the Strait of Hormuz could “open itself.”

“I don’t want to do a cease-fire. You know, you don’t do a cease-fire when you’re literally obliterating the other side,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House, responding to a question about Pope Leo XIV calling for a cease-fire.

President Trump said Friday that he’s not interested in a potential cease-fire with Iran. REUTERS

“From a military standpoint, all they’re doing is clogging up the strait. But from a military standpoint, they’re finished,” Trump said, adding that opening the strait could be a “simple military maneuver,” before going on to say it may not be needed.

“It’s relatively safe, but you need a lot of help, in the sense of you need ships, you need volume. And NATO could help us, but they, so far haven’t had the courage to do so. And others could help us,” Trump added. “We don’t use it. You know, at a certain point, it’ll open itself.