Trump: No ceasefire with Iran, Hormuz Strait "will automatically open"! U.S. ground troops deployment completed

Trump said on Friday evening, Taiwan time, that there would be no ceasefire on Iran and that it would continue to fight to the end, and said that the Strait of Hormuz “will automatically open to a certain extent”, and European and Asian countries must think clearly. Meanwhile, CBS revealed that the Pentagon has prepared a plan to deploy ground troops, waiting for Trump to order troops.
(Summary: Why did Trump call on many countries to defend the Strait of Hormuz, but his allies ignored him at all?) ）
(Background supplement: Trump “bombed all around until the goal was completed” shouted Iran’s surrender, more than 200 cruise ships in the Persian Gulf, and the European Central Bank warned that the dollar hedging would fail)

Trump said directly at the White House on Friday: “When you are completely annihilating the other party, you will not cease fire.”

This sentence sets the tone for his current overall position on the Iraqi conflict, with no room for negotiation and no intention of stopping.

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will be “automatically opened”

When asked about the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump remained tough, but he kicked the ball to Europe and Asia.

“We don’t need it. Europe needs it, South Korea, Japan and many other countries need it, so they have to get involved in that issue.”

Trump said that at some point, the Strait of Hormuz will naturally reopen. As for when and how, Trump did not explain.

Regarding allies standing by, Trump directly called NATO “COWARDS” on social media and made up for it at the White House: “NATO could have helped us, but so far they have not had the courage. Others can help, but we don’t count on them.”

The Pentagon is ready for ground forces

According to CBS Citing multiple people familiar with the matter, Defense officials have developed a detailed plan for deploying U.S. ground forces to Iran. Senior military commanders have submitted specific requests to prepare various options for Trump to make decisions at any time.

The military has even held a meeting on what to do with Iranian soldiers and paramilitaries captured during the operation if ground troops are really sent.

Meanwhile, the United States is sending up to 2,500 additional Marines to the Middle East on standby.

When asked by the media on Thursday, Trump first said, “No, I won’t deploy troops anywhere,” and added: “If I want to deploy, I definitely won’t tell you.”

The background of this conflict is that on February 28, the United States and Israel jointly launched a “major combat operation” against Iran, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in an air raid on the first day, and his son Mujtaba took over. Since then, the situation has heated up sharply, and the two sides have fallen into a continuous confrontation.

It is worth noting that Trump is also considering the possibility of “scaling back” military operations internally, and it is currently unknown which direction the Iranian conflict will go.