Trump claims ceasefire imminent hours after saying Iranian ‘civilization will die’

By: Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) -- President Donald Trump wrote on his social media website on Tuesday afternoon that a ceasefire is imminent with Iran.

Trump had stated earlier in the day on Truth Social that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”\

Trump was met with immediate backlash on social media after his morning announcement.

Last week during his address to the nation, Trump had claimed the war with Iran was nearing its end, giving it a two or three-week period.

Trump’s latest post at 5:32 p.m. says a two-week ceasefire with Iran is in the works, pending if Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz. The closure of the strait has been cited as a reason for rising gas prices around the nation and world.

"his will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate," Trump wrote online.