US president Donald Trump is considering the resumption of military action against Iran after negotiations between the countries appear to have hit a deadlock, CNN reported, citing sources.
Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with how the Iranians are handling negotiations to end the war, according to the report. Earlier in the day, Trump warned that a US-Iran ceasefire is now “on life support”.
He said that 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," Baghaei said.
