Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘on life support’ after rejecting Tehran’s counterproposal

President Donald Trump said on Monday that what was left of the US ceasefire with Iran was on “life support” after Tehran sent an “unacceptable” counter-response to Washington’s proposal to end the war.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the status of the one-month ceasefire was “incredibly tenuous.”

“After reading that crap they sent us, I’m calling it the weakest right now — I didn’t even finish reading it,” Trump said.

“I would say the ceasefire was on massive life support where the doctor walked in and said, ‘Sir, your loved one has about a 1% chance of survival,'” he said.

The acrimonious ceasefire began on April 8 after Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s “entire civilization” if no deal was reached. It was originally planned to last only two weeks, but Trump unilaterally extended it until April 21.

The ceasefire has been on shaky ground since its early days, as each side accused the other of violating the terms of the ceasefire.

When Trump announced a ceasefire on April 7, he said the deal was conditional on Iran immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital to global oil shipping, which has been virtually closed since the start of the war.

After traffic in the strait failed to reach pre-war levels, Trump ordered a US naval blockade of the Gulf of Oman to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports.

The ceasefire failed to stop all attacks in the region. In the past week alone, Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates, the US and Iran exchanged fire in the strait, and the Pentagon said it hit two Iranian-flagged oil tankers.

Trump and U.S. officials insisted last week that the ceasefire remained intact as the administration awaited a response to Iran’s offer to end the war and initiated more talks about Tehran’s nuclear program.

One Real Social post On Sunday, Trump said he had received Iran’s response.

“I don’t like it – COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!” wrote.