US President Donald Trump has described the ceasefire with Iran as its 'weakest' and 'on massive life support' after rejecting Tehran's peace proposal as 'totally unacceptable'. The rejection came after Trump received the Iranian proposal on Sunday, amid hopes it could lead to a breakthrough to end the war with Iran that began on February 28, blocking the key sea route for global oil supplies.
Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the proposal on his Truth Social platform, calling it 'totally unacceptable'. The US and Israel's war on Iran started on February 28, and attacks have been paused since April 8, when the warring sides agreed to a ceasefire.
The US and Iran have been negotiating a deal to end the hostilities for good, but peace has been elusive so far. The US has been insisting that Iran give a clear commitment to end its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions and release of billions in frozen Iranian funds.
The negotiations also entail both Iran and the US lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for one-fifth of the global crude supplies.
