Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’
Donald Trump said on Monday that his ceasefire arrangement with Iran is still in effect, but he described it as “unbelievably weak” and “on massive life support” after rejecting Tehran’s proposal over the weekend. He called Iran’s counteroffer “totally unacceptable,” criticizing it as a “garbage” document he did not even finish reading.
Iran’s response reportedly included demands that the U.S. stop “maritime piracy” against Iranian ships, release Iranian assets frozen in foreign banks, ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and provide broader regional security-including for Lebanon. Trump, by contrast, has continued to press for Iran to end its nuclear weapons program and remove its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Trump’s rejection has added uncertainty about the wider conflict, with oil markets reacting; Brent Crude rose on Monday, reaching about $103 per barrel.
President Donald Trump described his ceasefire with Iran as being on “life support” on Monday after rejecting a proposal from Tehran over the weekend.
Although Trump was adamant that the ceasefire remains in place, he called it “unbelievably weak.”
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“I would call it the weakest right now, after reading a piece of garbage — I didn’t even finish reading it,” Trump said Monday at the White House of Iran’s weekend counteroffer. “I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support, where the doctor walks in and says, ‘Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.”
Trump dismissed Iran’s counterproposal on Sunday as “totally unacceptable.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters on the weekend that Tehran’s counteroffer included a demand that the United States stop “maritime piracy against Iranian ships” and release “assets belonging to the Iranian people which have been unjustly frozen for years in foreign banks due to American pressure.”
Iran also wanted “safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz” and “security and peace throughout the region, including Lebanon,” according to Baghaei.
In turn, Trump has sought, among other things, that Iran end its nuclear weapons program and that its stockpile of highly enriched uranium be removed from the country.
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Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s counterproposal has created more uncertainty about the war, particularly for oil markets.
Oil prices increased on Monday, with a barrel costing $103 using the Brent Crude international benchmark.
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