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Trump Describes US-Iran Ceasefire as On Life Support
President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on life support and described an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as unacceptable. He told reporters Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and is considering reviving Project Freedom to reopen shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has said it seeks sufficient guarantees against future military action.
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President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran remains in limbo and described the Iranian response to a US peace proposal as unacceptable. The president told reporters he has not decided on next steps. His administration has described recent clashes as skirmishes while expressing intent to maintain the ceasefire and pursue negotiations on US terms.
Trump told Fox News the ceasefire is unbelievably weak. "I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support, where the doctor walks in and says, 'Sir, your loved-one has approximately a one-percent chance of living,'" Trump said. He added that Iranian negotiators told him the US would have to retrieve nuclear dust from destroyed Iranian facilities because Iran lacks the technology to do so.
The president said he is considering resuming Project Freedom, a US operation aimed at freeing ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. The operation was suspended one week after it began. Trump has not made a final decision on reviving it. Trump reiterated that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
"Iran has been defeated militarily, totally," he said. "They have a little left, they probably built up during this period of time. We'll knock that out in about a day. But I have a plan – it's a very simple plan ... " Iran has denied seeking a nuclear weapon.
Iranian officials have said they seek sufficient guarantees that war will not recur. Reporting from Tehran, Tohid Asadi said the two sides remain far apart on demands. Iran has described some US positions as maximalist and cited two rounds of US and Israeli strikes during past negotiations as a source of mistrust.
