Donald Trump wants US troops to hold their ground.Image: keystone
The US President is already talking again about military escalation. He also stated that the US Army would continue to arm itself and that he was looking forward to “the next conquest”.
04/09/2026, 06:4304/09/2026, 06:46
US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a new military escalation if Tehran does not fully comply with the ceasefire agreement.
The US military’s ships, planes and soldiers would remain stationed around Iran, if necessary with additional equipment, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. This applies until the “REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully adhered to”. Everything that is necessary for the “destruction” of an already weakened enemy is being prepared, he wrote.
The current developments in the ticker:
If this does not happen, there will be significantly stronger military measures. Then the “shooting” begins – “bigger, better and stronger” than ever before, Trump warned. At the same time, he described this scenario as “highly unlikely”.
The temporary two-week ceasefire is intended to give the conflict parties time to negotiate a comprehensive agreement to resolve the conflict. In his post, Trump repeated key US demands: Iran should not have nuclear weapons and the Strait of Hormuz must be “open and safe”. Trump also stated that the US military was continuing to arm itself and was already looking forward to “its next conquest”. (sda/dpa)