U.S. President Donald Trump inspects a naval flight demonstration on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on October 5, 2025.
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. troops will continue to be deployed in and around Iran until Iran fully complies with the “real deal,” warning that any violation would trigger the largest military response ever.
“All U.S. ships, aircraft, and military personnel…will remain in and around Iran until the real deal reached is fully complied with,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“And if for some reason it doesn’t… ‘Shootin’ Starts’ is bigger, better and more powerful than anything anyone has ever seen before.”
President Trump reiterated that there was an agreement that Iran would not develop nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz would be open and safe for commercial shipping.
“Meanwhile, our great military is resting ready and actually looking forward to its next conquest,” President Trump added. He ended the post, published near midnight, with the declaration, “America is back!”
The statement came a day after the U.S. and Iranian governments agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, sparking a brief rally of relief in global markets amid growing optimism that it could end six weeks of fighting and restart energy flows in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran said safe passage through the strait was possible but would require coordination with its military.
However, there are many uncertainties about the ceasefire agreement, and there appears to be a wide gap between the demands of the United States and Iran. Tehran has reportedly rejected a 15-point proposal from Washington and presented its own 10-point plan to end the conflict, including a halt to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and the lifting of all sanctions.
In another social media post earlier Wednesday, President Trump said the 10-point plan reported by the New York Times and CNN was “completely bogus.”
Israel backed President Trump’s decision to pause attacks on Iran but insisted the ceasefire did not extend to Lebanon, unleashing the heaviest attacks on the country since the war broke out in February, leaving at least 182 people dead on Wednesday.
The deadly attack prompted Iran to suggest that it would be “irrational” to pursue negotiations for a permanent peace deal with the United States, highlighting the fragility of the ceasefire. The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold a series of negotiations in Islamabad on Friday.
Oil prices resumed their rise on Thursday as continued hostilities in the region hampered hopes for an early end to the war. International benchmark Brent crude oil futures for June delivery rose 2.46% to $97.08. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil Futures In May, it rose 3.4% to $97.55.
Lebanon’s Economy Minister Ameer Bissat said in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday that Lebanon was “forced into this war” by external actors and reiterated calls for a “sovereignty-led ceasefire” and a negotiated solution to the crisis.
“We are paying a devastating price for this war, the war that was inflicted on us,” Bissat added.
