U.S.-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’, says Trump

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Published - May 11, 2026 11:51 p.m. IST - Washington, D.C.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the reporters astatine  the Oval Office astatine  the White House successful  Washington, D.C., connected  May 11, 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the reporters astatine the Oval Office astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected May 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump connected Monday (May 11, 2026) said the ceasefire with Iran was astatine its “weakest” and connected “massive beingness support”, a time aft helium rejected Tehran’s proposal to extremity the months-long warfare arsenic “totally unacceptable”.

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“It is astatine its weakest… After speechmaking that portion of garbage they sent us... It’s connected beingness support, monolithic beingness support,” Mr. Trump told reporters astatine the Oval Office successful effect to a question connected the ceasefire with Iran successful the aftermath of the rejection of the bid proposal.

During an lawsuit connected Maternal Healthcare astatine the White House, Mr. Trump asked the participants to support their remarks short, arsenic helium had a gathering with a ample radical of generals connected the contented of Iran.

Mr. Trump received the Iranian connection connected Sunday (May 10, 2026) amid hopes that it could pb to a breakthrough to extremity the warfare with Iran that began connected February 28, blocking the cardinal oversea way for planetary lipid supplies, starring to substance shortages successful respective countries.

“I person conscionable work the effect from Iran’s so-called  Representatives.’ I don’t similar it,” helium wrote connected his Truth Social level connected Sunday (May 10, 2026), calling the effect “totally unacceptable”.

On Monday (May 11, 2026), the President described Iran’s connection arsenic a “piece of garbage” which helium was not going to discarded clip reading.

“They deliberation that I’ll get bushed of this, oregon I’ll get bored, oregon I’ll person immoderate pressure, but there’s nary pressure; there’s nary unit astatine all. We’re going to person a implicit victory,” Mr. Trump said.

“I person the champion program ever. Iran has been defeated militarily. Totally. They person a small left; they astir apt built up during this play of time. We’ll sound that retired successful astir a day. But I person a plan. You know, that’s a precise elemental plan. I don’t cognize wherefore you don’t accidental it similar it is. Iran cannot person a atomic weapon. They’re precise dangerous. They’re precise volatile,” Mr. Trump said.

Asked astir the presumption of the ceasefire with Tehran, Mr. Trump said it is “unbelievably weak.”

“I would accidental I would telephone it the weakest close now. After speechmaking that portion of garbage, they sent us. I didn’t adjacent decorativeness speechmaking it. They said, I’m not going to discarded my clip speechmaking it. I would accidental it’s 1 of the weakest close now,” helium said.

The President besides said that Iran told him that the U.S. would person to excavation retired the “nuclear dust” astatine its facilities due to the fact that it is buried truthful heavy that they can’t get to it.

Mr. Trump said that helium doesn’t cognize astatine this infinitesimal however the U.S. would get into Iran to proceed with the removal. He said it is simply a substance for further negotiation.

The U.S. and Israel’s warfare connected Iran started connected February 28, and attacks person been paused since April 8, erstwhile the warring sides agreed to a ceasefire. The U.S. and Iran person been negotiating a woody to extremity the hostilities for good, but bid has been elusive truthful far.

Pakistan hosted 1 circular of nonstop talks betwixt Iran and the U.S. connected April 11, but the 2 sides failed to scope an agreement.

The U.S. has been insisting that Iran springiness a wide committedness to extremity its uranium enrichment programme successful speech for the lifting of sanctions and merchandise of billions successful frozen Iranian funds.

The negotiations besides entail some Iran and the U.S. lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a cardinal passageway for one-fifth of the planetary crude supplies.

Published - May 11, 2026 11:51 p.m. IST

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