The truce between the U.S. and Iran may be on “life support,” but is not dead yet, according to President Donald Trump.
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The truce between the U.S. and Iran may be on “life support,” but is not dead yet, according to President Donald Trump.
On Monday, Trump said that the month-long cease-fire between the US and Iran “is on massive life support” — but that it’s still in effect as he prepares for a whirlwind trip to China.
Before he departed to Beijing on Tuesday, Trump vociferated against Iran’s “stupid” leaders after receiving an incendiary peace offer asking that Iran be treated like the war’s winner, with no nuclear concessions.
“It’s on life support,” Trump told reporters during a maternal health event in the Oval Office.
The President weighed the delicate ceasefire one day after calling Tehran’s latest peace proposal unacceptable.
“After reading that piece of garbage they sent us,” the president said, “I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support.”
Speaking at an Oval Office meeting on maternal healthcare, Trump also unveiled that he would be sitting down with military leaders, raising the specter of renewed fighting.
👀 @POTUS: “The ceasefire [with Iran] is on massive life support.”
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) May 11, 2026
President Trump says he didn't even waste his time finishing reading the garbage proposal sent by Iran’s Islamist Terror Regime. pic.twitter.com/cFvwM5au0N
“I’m being waited on by a large group of generals,” Trump said, adding that the meeting had to do “with the absolutely lovely country of Iran.”
On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a military operation against Iran with the central purpose of keeping Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Nevertheless, the President cautions that time is running out for Iran to make a treaty.
“The plan is they cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Mr. Trump said. “And they didn’t say that in their letter.”
Tehran’s proposal reportedly included demands to end all attacks on Iran, lift the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and unfreeze many of Iran’s assets that have been restricted by sanctions.
Iran said Monday it was being “reasonable and generous.”
“The Islamic republic has proven that it is a responsible power in the region. We are not bullies; we stand against bullies,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said.
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