Trump claims to have all the time in the war against Iran.

Donald Trump assured Thursday not to be rushed into the war in the Middle East, where the ceasefire in force for two weeks between Tehran and Washington seems to be hanging by a thread.

Iranian media reported explosions in the evening in Tehran, for the first time since the ceasefire came into effect on April 8, which was supposed to end Wednesday but was unilaterally extended by the United States.

Shortly before, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had said he was ready to resume the war, awaiting only the green light from the American ally to bring Iran “back to the Stone Age.”

But an Israeli security source told AFP that the army was not attacking Iran.

As the George HW Bush aircraft carrier approaches the Middle East, bringing the number of deployed American aircraft carriers in the region to three, Donald Trump assured that he was not in a hurry to end hostilities.

“I have all the time in the world, but Iran does not,” wrote the American president on his Truth Social network.

– “One Way” –

During an event at the White House, Donald Trump then affirmed that he had no intention of using nuclear weapons against Iran, after being questioned on the subject by a journalist.

“Why would I use nuclear weapons when we have completely obliterated them in a very conventional way?” he declared.

The conflict, triggered on February 28 by an Israeli-American offensive against Tehran, has claimed thousands of lives, mainly in Iran and Lebanon.

Diplomatic negotiations have multiplied to end it, but talks between Americans and Iranians, which were supposed to resume early this week in Islamabad after an initial session on April 11, are still on hold.

“There will only be an agreement when it is relevant and good for the United States, our allies, and, in reality, the rest of the world,” assured Donald Trump.

Two days after the American president mentioned “divisions” within the power in Tehran, top Iranian officials on Thursday gave assurances of unity.

“One God, one nation, one leader, one way, that of victory for Iran to which we hold more than anything,” wrote President Massoud Pezeshkian, Parliament President Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, resorting to the same formula in separate messages on social networks.

– Ormuz –

While the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since succeeding his father Ali Khamenei – killed in the early hours of the war – the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing Iranian officials speaking on condition of anonymity, that he was “gravely injured,” especially burnt in the face, but remains “sharp and active.”

In a message on X, Mojtaba Khamenei denounced the “media operations of the enemy” who “targeting the minds of the people, seek to undermine national unity and security.”

With the truce and the halt of bombings, tensions are crystallizing around the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime passage subjected to a double American and Iranian blockade.

The two belligerents have increased seizures and inspections of ships, while Donald Trump ordered his navy to “shoot down” all boats that “lay mines” in the strait.

The paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly shaking the global economy every day: oil prices jumped more than 5% on Thursday.

– Hezbollah Rockets –

On the other main front of the war, in Lebanon, three people were killed Thursday in an Israeli strike, despite the truce between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah in effect since April 17 and expiring Sunday.

Hezbollah then announced firing rockets at northern Israel in response to the “violations” of the ceasefire by the Israeli army.

Representatives from Israel and Lebanon were welcomed Thursday by Donald Trump in Washington for a second round of discussions, described as a “surrender” by Hezbollah.

At the end of these discussions, the American president announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between the two countries, and stated that there was a “very good chance” of reaching a peace agreement later this year.

According to the latest official toll, at least 2,454 people have been killed in Lebanon in six weeks of war.