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Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by TruthU87(op): 12:07pm On Mar 12

Iran says "you cannot start a war and then demand a ceasefire whenever you want."

Iran has spurned two messages from Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, seeking a ceasefire as its leaders sense it is not losing the war and the US president is at the minimum feeling the political pressure.

The foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has further said a unilateral declaration from Trump that the US had won the war would not bring an end to the conflict. The implication is that even if the US announced a willingness to end its attacks, Iran might be willing to continue the conflict in some form, or keep its chokehold on shipping seeking to navigate the strait of Hormuz.

Iran believes there can be no end to the conflict until it believes Trump has been shown the economic, political and military cost is so high that it is not worth repeating. It is instead insisting on a permanent deal that includes a US commitment not to attack Iran again.

“Certainly, we aren’t seeking a ceasefire,” Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said on US social media company X.

“We believe the aggressor must be punished and taught a lesson that will deter them from attacking Iran again.”

The Iranian speaker accused Israel of perpetuating a recurring pattern of conflict and diplomacy.

“The Zionist regime (Israel) has consistently perpetuated a vicious cycle of ‘war, negotiations, ceasefire, then war again’ throughout its disgusting history. We will break this cycle,” he said.

Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/iranian-regime-is-not-weakening-in-face-of-us-israel-onslaught-but-becoming-more-defiant

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-rules-out-ceasefire-with-us-israel/3858708

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by TruthU87(op): 12:15pm On Mar 12*

“The Zionist regime (Israel) has consistently perpetuated a vicious cycle of ‘war, negotiations, ceasefire, then war again’ throughout its disgusting history. We will break this cycle,”

Exactly, imagine trusting Zionist. They want a ceasefire to restock and attack Iran again. Their ammunition is critically low and almost all radar systems are down, so now they’re asking for a ceasefire. They started the war, Iran must make sure this never happens again.

Trump seems to be surrounded by dumbest advisers. Even an ordinary person on Twitter could see that attacking Iran would lead to Iran targeting U.S. assets in the region and potentially closing the Strait of Hormuz, which is exactly what happened. Seven previous presidents avoided attacking Iran, and even Biden (who is literally a vegetable) did not take that step, yet Trump did. The Zionist must really have something really crazy about trump to have influence on him like this.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by WriterrNg: 12:21pm On Mar 12

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by YeyeGbami: 12:22pm On Mar 12

Make una continue, I wan see something.

When china ready to take taiwan, na easy pizzle. Yankee don mugun everybody sell them interceptor wey no fit stop anything.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by marlow1962(m): 12:22pm On Mar 12

Gbam
Do me I do you, man no go vex.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Hmmmmm2024: 12:22pm On Mar 12

The head of the snake is off...that's all that matters 😭😭😞😞😞😞..Iran is winning... please don't stop... if you stop, you are a coward.

You know that prayer when you are fighting someone that is stronger than you, even beating you at the moment, and you are seriously praying inside your mind for you to be separated...that's the feeling of Iran right now... every good infrastructure about the country has been destroyed 😂😂😂😂😂😂

The only thing left is for America and Israel to kill the civilians, but they can't do it because they also said they are trying to save the people, so how can you save them by killing them... that's the only excuse stopping Israel from deleting Iran from the world map.

If america and Israel start striking Iran the way Iran is throwing AIMLESSLY, the country would have been gone by now

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by prinsam30: 12:22pm On Mar 12

We dey here dey look Una, make Una dey make mouth anyhow, Una never see anything

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Waterwaytega(m): 12:23pm On Mar 12

Peace is priceless and it's beta than weapons of war

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by CaseSensitive(m): 12:23pm On Mar 12*

A ceasefire would mean that America and Israel will regroup and come back again. Ceasefire cannot be on America's terms when they are clearly the aggressor. Iran will teach America a historic lesson.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by DeltaBachelor(m): 12:23pm On Mar 12

Hmmmm. Okay o. GBAs GBOs everywhere

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Uche412: 12:23pm On Mar 12

I honestly pity the innocent citizens that will be caught between the egos of mere men feeling like gods...

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Racoon(m): 12:23pm On Mar 12

Ngwaanu! They run your mouth there. Continue to flex muscle while you continue to collect wotoporously.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Yankiss(m): 12:23pm On Mar 12

War doesn't end well. Why can't humanity live in peace? Why all the killings and killings to dominate a world we are only temporary occupants?

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by TempleHouse: 12:24pm On Mar 12

Dumbest Trump will surely collect his own virgins soon 🔜 ‼️

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by HacheNoire: 12:24pm On Mar 12

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

These humans are born brave! Now they hold all the cards and dictating to the US and Israel at the same time.

You see why our elders always tell us not to start what we cannot finish.

They will drown the US economy and USD. Oil just need get to $300. Regime change will happen somewhere else.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by tuoyoojo(m): 12:24pm On Mar 12

Thie way this war thing is going, it might take a long time

When two people dey fight and them dey beg to separate the fight and the other one nor gree, na to leave them make them fight to the end

Truth is that those Iranian guys have nothing to loose again, their economy is in shambles, country bombed thoroughly, supreme leader killed

A man who is on the fall does not need to fear the mud

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by RandDigital: 12:24pm On Mar 12

Spot on - Team Iran 🇮🇷🏆. Trump and Netanyahu vex me too much.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Noahokegbe: 12:25pm On Mar 12

you are in Nigeria making mouth. people like you can't even face a girl to fight.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by dibusnotion: 12:25pm On Mar 12

small nyash dey shake. Who wan offer them cease fire

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by omoredia: 12:25pm On Mar 12

The best reward u can give terrorists is to send them to their 72 syphilis infected virgins without delay

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Authoreety: 12:25pm On Mar 12

I agree with no cease fire

Since they both want war , then pet it continue

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by IgOga(m): 12:25pm On Mar 12

Ok. Has Israel asked for ceasefire? If the answer is NO then it's all rumours

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Authoreety: 12:26pm On Mar 12

I agree with no cease fire

Since they both want war , then lett it continue grin

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by NaijaGoBetter2(m): 12:26pm On Mar 12

If you watch 300 (Spartan) you will understand that Partian no de fear to die. It's a great mistake to fight people that have nothing to lose.
Na every time Satanyahu and his brother Mr Tariff de attack this people without fighting back, maybe this time de want to settle everything for once

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by WriterrNg: 12:27pm On Mar 12

omoredia:
The best reward u can give terrorists is to send them to their 72 syphilis infected virgins without delay

Which terrorist?

The US or Israel?

US Congressman, Scott Perry confessed USAID funded Boko Haram under Barack Obama, which carried out terror attacks in Cameroon 🇨🇲, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Chad 🇹🇩, and Niger 🇳🇪. pic.twitter.com/xRK030qV0X
— Africa First (@AfricaFirsts) March 4, 2026

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Obapluto: 12:27pm On Mar 12

Lmao.. seems like our naija terrorists on nairaland doesn't know what they are pushing to the media..

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by LibertyRep: 12:28pm On Mar 12

Russia, China and India should broker peace now.

The loss on both sides is needless, but they can be on the table again.

Hopefully lessons are learnt from both sides.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by IPDGP: 12:28pm On Mar 12

Shame on usa if this is true

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by WriterrNg: 12:28pm On Mar 12

Obapluto:
Lmao.. seems like our naija terrorists on nairaland doesn't know what they are pushing to the media..

"The USA was funding Boko Haram and then using that group as an excuse to bomb Nigeria.

Rep. Scott Perry accuses USAID of diverting over $697 million annually to fund terrorist groups like Boko Haram through Afghan and Pakistani programs, including madrasas tied to ISIS and… pic.twitter.com/YmEXGRovVy
— Idris (@7signxx) February 11, 2026

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by Heffalump(m): 12:30pm On Mar 12

The US de-escalation strategy of this war is not going to work. They need to come all out to finish this war or live to fight again. Trump is someone that doesn't like long war. If it were Putin he'll push till end.

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Re: Iran Rejects Ceasefire: ‘you Can’t Start A War And Then Demand A Ceasefire by westside365: 12:31pm On Mar 12

USA is stocked in this war with Iran, Russia is stocked in the war with Ukraine, what is that telling you? World war 3 is just too close, the rapture is just too close. USA cant defeat Iran cos Iran has a role to play in Gog and Magog in Armageddon. What is happening is the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ, don't wait for thr next minute accept him now, if you are a Christian but a lukewarm type, this is the time to get serious about your relationship with jesus christ.

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