President Donald Trump addressed a major development involving Iran after reviewing Tehran’s latest response to Washington’s proposal. Trump’s remarks signaled growing uncertainty surrounding ongoing negotiations and raised new questions about the future of the fragile agreement.
Donald Trump rejects Iran’s recent proposal
President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to Washington’s ceasefire proposal was “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
According to CNBC, Trump described the ceasefire with Iran as “on life support” after Tehran rejected the U.S. proposal. He told reporters the truce was “unbelievably weak” following Iran’s counterproposal. Trump said, “I would call it the weakest, right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us.” He also stated, “I didn’t even finish reading it.”
Trump compared the ceasefire’s condition to a critically ill patient with minimal survival chances. He said, “I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support.” Trump added, “The doctor walks in and says, ‘Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.’” The ceasefire started on April 8 after Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” without an agreement. Trump later extended the truce on April 21 beyond its planned two-week duration.
The ceasefire faced repeated accusations of violations from both Washington and Tehran. Trump initially conditioned the agreement on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz immediately. The waterway remains a crucial global oil shipping route. Shipping traffic failed to recover to prewar levels after the agreement began. The administration later ordered a U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
Regional fighting continued despite the ceasefire agreement. Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates last week during the truce period. The United States and Iran also exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon confirmed strikes on two Iran-flagged oil tankers. Trump and senior officials previously maintained that the ceasefire remained active while awaiting Tehran’s response regarding future nuclear negotiations.
Originally reported by Vritti Johar on Mandatory.com.
