Iran state TV mocks Donald Trump's ceasefire as 'a humiliating retreat'

Iran state TV mocks Donald Trump's ceasefire as 'a humiliating retreat'Iranian state TV mocked Donald Trump's offer saying he had "retreated from his own threats" after he announced a two-week ceasefire and called off imminent military strikesNewsMichael D. Carroll and Bradley Jolly Overnight News Editor01:23, 08 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesTrump announced a two-week ceasefire but Iran is claiming victory(Image: Getty)Iran's state television has declared Donald Trump's ceasefire as a humiliating climbdown for his military ambitions,‌The US President, 79, dramatically backtracked on his threats to "end" Iran's civilisation today. He had vowed to "demolish" Iran's civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power stations, but this threat was branded "illegal" by US lawmakers and former military chiefs.‌And the swerving world leader finally backed down, agreeing a two-week ceasefire, on the condition that the Islamic regime reopens the critical Strait of Hormuz to shipping. He declared that a ten-point plan put forward by Iran was "workable."‌Iranian state news agency IRNA posted on its X account within minutes of Trump's Wednesday announcement: "US President Donald Trump has once again retreated from his own threats, stating, 'I agree to halt bombings and attacks against Iran for a period of two weeks, and this will be a mutual ceasefire."READ MORE: Donald Trump says God would approve of the US war in Iran as he doubles down on threatREAD MORE: Iran war LIVE: Trump calls off power plant attack and announces 11th-hour ceasefire agreementView 2 ImagesSmoke rises from the site of a US-Isreali strike on the Iranian capital Tehran before the ceasefire(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌NBC News correspondent Matt Bradley highlighted on his X account that Iranian state television is displaying a banner reading: "Trump's humiliating retreat from anti-Iran rhetoric;...