Trump insists Iran ceasefire still on, despite shots fired

President Donald Trump on Friday insisted that an ongoing ceasefire with Iran still held, despite the exchange of fire between American, Iranian, and Emirati forces.

The U.S. and Iran on Thursday evening exchanged missile strikes while the UAE stated Friday that it had responded to missile fire from Iran. The volleys come amid talks of a 30-day agreement to end the fighting. Trump, for his part, suggested that a legitimate end to the ceasefire would mean the destruction of Iran.

“​If there’s no ceasefire​, you’re not going to have to know. You’re just going to have to look at one ​big glow​ coming out of Iran​. And they better sign their agreement fast," he told reporters.

The war began in late February and is technically still ongoing, despite the nominal ceasefire. Iranian forces fired on three American destroyers on Thursday, resulting in retaliatory strikes.

"Missiles were shot at our destroyers, and were easily knocked down. Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air. They dropped ever so beautifully down to the ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!" he said.

"A normal country would have allowed these destroyers to pass, but Iran is not a normal country," Trump continued. "They are led by lunatics, and if they had the chance to use a nuclear weapon, they would do it, without question. But they’ll never have that opportunity and, just like we knocked them out again today, we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their deal signed, fast!"

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.