US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One as he 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 he is not interested in a ceasefire with Iran.
“We could have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump said from the White House before departing for Florida. “You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”
“They don’t have a navy. They don’t have an air force. They don’t have any equipment,” Trump continued.
Trump’s comments come nearly three weeks into the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, which has turned into a broader regional conflict.
The president said earlier this week that he would not put put boots on the ground in Iran. Multiple news outlets reported Friday that the Pentagon is sending up to 2,500 Marines to the Middle East — the second such deployment in the last week.
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