US President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he intends to continue blocking Iranian ports if no agreement is reached with Tehran, noting that he may not extend the ceasefire.

Trump told reporters aboard the presidential aircraft in a comment on the ceasefire, which ends on Wednesday, "I may not extend it," adding, "but the blockade will remain in place."

US President Donald Trump (AFP)

Trump confirmed that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is an absolute top priority, noting that the United States is seeking to recover enriched uranium from Tehran as part of a possible agreement.

He explained that no timeline has been set for this process, adding that his country would obtain the uranium either “through an agreement or through unfriendly means,” as he put it, stressing that signing any deal would make a “big difference” in this issue.

Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, despite Tehran’s threats to close this vital waterway again if the US blockade continues.

When asked about the possibility of reaching a deal, Trump said, “I think it will happen.”

There are still major disagreements between US and Iranian demands, as the two sides previously failed to reach an agreement during talks in Pakistan.

Trump told reporters that Iran would not impose any fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a demand that the Islamic Republic had raised in earlier negotiations.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping was “very happy” about the reopening of this vital waterway.

Trump added, “Our meeting in China will be special, and perhaps historic,” referring to a summit scheduled to take place in Beijing between the US and Chinese presidents in May.

Trump also stressed that Washington and Tehran would jointly transfer enriched uranium stored in Iran to the United States under a plan being developed by Washington to end the war that began on February 28.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry had previously stated that its uranium stockpile would not be moved “anywhere.”