Trump rules out imminent ceasefire with Iran: ‘I think we’ve won’

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he did not want a ceasefire with Iran, adding that the US military was “obliterating” the Iranian regime.

“We can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” he told reporters before leaving the White House. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”

Asked about the Strait of Hormuz, the US president said it was a “simple military maneuver” to unblock it, “but you need a lot of help in the sense that you need ships, you need volume.”

He added that “it would be nice” if China got more involved in helping secure the strait.

Trump repeated previous comments that he believed the war had been won. “We’ve knocked out their navy, their air force. We’ve knocked out their anti-aircraft. We’ve knocked out everything, we’re roaming free. All they’re doing is clogging up the strait [of Hormuz]. From a military standpoint, they’re finished.”