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Trump warns US forces will stay near Iran until lasting deal is secured

President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that U.S. forces would remain near Iran until a lasting peace agreement is finalized.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the U.S. military would be on standby until a “REAL AGREEMENT” with Iran is secured.

“All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with,” Trump wrote.

“If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin’ Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before,” he added.

The post comes after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday.

Trump said any peace deal must include an Iran without nuclear weapons and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

“It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE,” Trump wrote.

“In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest. AMERICA IS BACK!”

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Michael Sinkewicz.