US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One as it departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on March 20, 2026.
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he has no interest in a ceasefire with Iran.
“We can negotiate, but I don’t want to make a ceasefire,” Trump said from the White House before leaving for Florida. “You know you don’t make a ceasefire when you’re literally killing the other side.”
Trump added, “They don’t have a Navy. They don’t have an Air Force. They don’t have any equipment.”
Trump’s comments come nearly three weeks after the US-Israeli war against Iran has escalated into a wider regional conflict.
The president said earlier this week that he would not keep boots on the ground in Iran. Multiple news outlets reported Friday that the Pentagon is sending 2,500 Marines to the Middle East — the second such deployment in the past week.
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