U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a briefing on Iran in the White House briefing room in Washington, DC, on the 6th (local time). UPI Yonhap News

AFP reported on the 9th (local time) that U.S. President Donald Trump said he would keep U.S. military assets around Iran unchanged until a ‘real agreement’ is reached.

On that day, President Trump posted on the social media (SNS) platform Truth Social that “all U.S. naval vessels, aircraft, personnel, ammunition, and weapons systems necessary to lethally strike and destroy an already significantly weakened enemy will remain in and around Iran until a genuine agreement is reached and fully implemented.”

According to AFP, President Trump said the possibility of the agreement falling through was “very low,” but also threatened Iran that “if for any reason the agreement is not implemented, ‘firing’ will begin immediately in a greater and more powerful manner than anyone has ever seen.”

Trump then wrote about U.S. forces currently on standby: “Our great military is taking rest as it tightens its lines. In effect, it is looking forward to the next conquest.” He also said that “a ban on nuclear weapons was agreed long ago, and the Strait of Hormuz will remain open and safe,” rebutting Iran's claims about uranium enrichment and control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The list of demands from Iran, written in Persian and distributed by Iranian state media, includes a claim that the United States accepted uranium enrichment for its nuclear program. However, the English statement shared with the press by Iranian diplomats contains no such reference.

As of the 7th, the 39th day of the war, the United States and Iran have effectively agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Earlier, President Trump stated in a post on Truth Social that “on the condition that Iran agrees to the full, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend bombing and attacks against Iran for two weeks.” Iran also officially confirmed, consistent with the announcement by President Trump, that the two countries had agreed to a two-week ceasefire.