{"id":2601327,"date":"2026-05-11T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:46:31","slug":"trump-says-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says ceasefire with Iran on &#8216;life support&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump said on Monday that his ceasefire arrangement with Iran is still in effect, but he described it as \u201cunbelievably weak\u201d and \u201con massive life support\u201d after rejecting Tehran\u2019s proposal over the weekend. He called Iran\u2019s counteroffer \u201ctotally unacceptable,\u201d criticizing it as a \u201cgarbage\u201d document he did not even finish reading.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >response reportedly included demands<\/a> that the U.S. stop \u201cmaritime piracy\u201d against Iranian ships, release Iranian assets frozen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-extends-traffic-curfew-to-lower-risk-areas-to-sustain-virus-decline\/\" title=\"... extends traffic curfew to lower-risk areas to sustain virus decline\">foreign banks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-kabul-airport-is-secure-evacuation-flights-have-resumed\/\" title=\"WH: Kabul Airport is secure, evacuation flights have resumed\">ensure safe passage<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s rejection has added uncertainty about the wider conflict, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-judge-orders-that-dakota-access-oil-pipeline-can-remain-open\/\" title=\"US Judge Orders That Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Can Remain Open\">oil markets<\/a> reacting; Brent Crude rose on Monday, reaching about $103 per barrel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>described his ceasefire with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> as being on \u201clife support\u201d on Monday after rejecting a proposal from Tehran over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump was adamant that the ceasefire remains in place, he called it \u201cunbelievably weak.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563181\/kevin-hassett-inspector-general-report-jerome-powell-exit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                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\u2018Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump dismissed Iran\u2019s counterproposal on Sunday as \u201ctotally unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Ministry\u00a0spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters on the weekend that Tehran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-reportedly-told-the-white-house-he-supports-a-billionaire-tax\/\" title=\"Manchin Reportedly Told The White House He Supports A Billionaire Tax\">counteroffer included<\/a> a demand that the United States stop \u201cmaritime piracy against Iranian ships\u201d and release \u201cassets belonging to the Iranian people which have been unjustly frozen for years in foreign banks due to American pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran also wanted \u201csafe passage through the Strait of Hormuz\u201d and \u201csecurity and peace throughout the region, including Lebanon,\u201d according to Baghaei.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, Trump has sought, among other things, that Iran end its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"542\">nuclear weapons<\/a> program and that its stockpile of highly enriched uranium be removed from the country.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562933\/trump-unveils-ivf-insurance-coverage-plan-for-2027\/\"><strong>TRUMP UNVEILS IVF INSURANCE COVERAGE PLAN FOR 2027<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s rejection of Tehran\u2019s counterproposal has created more uncertainty about the war, particularly for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"292\">oil<\/a> markets.<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices increased on Monday, with a barrel costing $103 using the Brent Crude international 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