Trump says Iran ceasefire on 'life support' after rejecting Tehran's response

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May 11, 2026 12:10 PM EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

By Nandita Bose

WASHINGTON, ‌May 11 (Reuters) - ​President ​Donald Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire with Iran was "on life support," ‌after dismissing Tehran's response to a U.S. peace ⁠proposal as "stupid."

Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response on Sunday ‌has fueled concerns that the ‌10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyze shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

"I ​would call it the weakest right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent ⁠us, I didn't even finish reading it," Trump said of the ​ceasefire. "It's on life support."

Days after Washington floated a proposal aimed at reopening negotiations, Iran ​on Sunday released a response ‌focused on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, where U.S. ally ⁠Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.

Tehran also demanded compensation for war damage, emphasized its sovereignty over the Strait of ⁠Hormuz, and called on the United States to end ​its naval blockade, guarantee no further attacks, lift sanctions and remove a ban on Iranian oil sales.

On Monday, Trump also ‌claimed Iran is willing to give the United States "the nuclear dust", referring ‌to Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, and said only ⁠China and the U.S. ‌have the capability ​to retrieve it.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; editing by Susan Heavey and Michelle ‌Nichols )


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