Trump says he does not want a ceasefire in Iran

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before leaving the White House and flying to Florida, on March 20, 2026. Reuters/Nathan Howard United States President Donald Trump said this Friday (20) that he does not want a ceasefire in Iran. The war will enter its fourth week this Saturday (21), with no sign of negotiations to end the conflict. ✅ Follow g1’s international news channel on WhatsApp When asked if Israel would be willing to end the war once the United States completes its military action, Trump replied: “I think so.” The president also spoke about the Strait of Hormuz. According to him, “it would be good” if China and Japan helped ensure security in the maritime canal. Updated report. Trump calls allies ‘cowards’ Earlier, Trump called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies “cowards” and said they “didn’t want to get into the fight”, in reference to the war against Iran. Trump’s new criticism came even after the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands — NATO members — and Japan said they were ready to help free the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime oil route. 👉 Iran, which is at one end of the strait, said it had closed the passage and has been attacking ships that pass through there. According to Trump, NATO countries did not help the US in the effort to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, they also did not help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, closed by Tehran at the beginning of the war, and they only “complain” about the price of oil. 👉 NATO is a military alliance, formed by 32 countries, including the USA, Canada and 30 European countries. “Without the US, NATO is a paper tiger! They didn’t want to get into the fight to stop a nuclear-capable Iran. Now that that fight is won militarily, with very little risk to them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but they don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz — a simple military maneuver that is the main reason for high oil prices. It’s so easy for them to do this, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we WILL REMEMBER!” said Trump in a post on the social network Truth Social. See the videos that are trending on g1 Frayed relationship Although the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands — members of NATO — and Japan have signaled that they are willing to help liberate the Strait of Hormuz, these countries have not specified how they would do so. The sea route in the Middle East is vital for transporting oil. There are ships transporting around 20% of all the oil consumed in the world. On Thursday (19), US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had already called European allies “ungrateful”. Strait of Hormuz Art/g1

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