President Donald Trump has warned that a US-Iran ceasefire is now “on life support” as negotiations between the countries appear to have hit a deadlock.
The US leader said on Monday the agreement is now “unbelievably weak”, adding that it’s “the weakest right now after reading a piece of garbage they sent us.” He added that he “didn’t even finish reading” Tehran’s latest proposal. “Am I going to waste my time reading it?
I would say it's one of the weakest right now.
It's on life support ...
I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support.” Iran hit back earlier after previous comments by Trump calling their suggestions “totally unacceptable”.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran’s proposals had been “generous” and “legitimate” in a news conference on Monday.
Iran is “demanding an end to the war, lifting the (US) blockade and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure," Mr Baghaei said.
Iran also issued a threat to the UK and France, warning that any warships in the Strait of Hormuz “will be met with decisive response”.
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