'False and baseless': Iran's foreign ministry denies country has asked US for ceasefirepublished at 16:24 BST16:24 BSTBreaking

Iran's foreign ministry says President Donald Trump's claim that the country has asked for a ceasefire is "false and baseless". Iranian state TV is reporting the remarks as having been said by foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei. It comes after Trump said earlier in a Truth Social post that Iran's "New Regime President", who he did not name, had asked for a ceasefire, and that he would consider it "when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear".