Trump says Iran ceasefire on’massive support’9 hours agoElla KIPLINGElla KiplingUS president Donald Trump said that the month-long truce between the US and Iran was on “massive support”. He told reporters on Monday in the Oval Office that the ceasefire remained, but it was “unbelievably fragile”. Following Trump’s remarks, Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf posted on X that Iran’s armed forces are “ready “Iran sent a counter-offer to the US on the weekend, outlining its demands to end war and reopen Strait of Hormuz. After Trump’s comments that Iran’s armed force was ready to respond, Ghalibaf stated in a separate X post that there is “no other alternative than to accept the rights the Iranian people have laid out in the fourteen-point proposal”. Ghalibaf said in a separate post on X that there was “no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal”. After his comments saying Iran’s armed forces were ready to respond, Ghalibaf said on a separate post on X that there was “no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14 point proposal”. I don’t accept it. Baghaei responded to Trump’s remarks by saying that Iran would “act in any way necessary to protect our interests”. Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday evening, Trump addressed the ceasefire which has been largely observed between the two nations despite occasional fire exchanges. “The US President said Iran’s leadership were “very dishonourable” people, adding: “Look I’ve dealt with them four or even five times – and they change their minds.” “That piece of garbage that they sent us, I didn’t finish reading it,” said Trump.Trump also charged Iran with breaking an agreement to allow US to remove their supply of enriched Uranium. He insisted that Iran “would never have a nuclear weapons”.Iran’s Tasnim News Agency quoted a source from the negotiating team who said: “There is nothing in Iran’s proposals which accepts taking out enriched material.” Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, said that Iran must “take out” its stockpiles of enriched uranium before the war is considered over. Trump had repeated earlier this week that the war with Iran would be “over soon”. Netanyahu said that there are still enrichment sites to be demolished in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes. The US news outlet Axios reported the initial one-page US memorandum, which included 14 points, including a suspension of Iranian nuclear enrichment and the lifting of sanctions. It also cited two unnamed US officials and other sources who were briefed on these issues. The sources said that many of these terms would be contingent upon a final agreement. Iran has continued to blockade the Strait of Hormuz causing a rise in oil prices. The strait is normally the route of 20% of the world’s crude oil and liquefied gas. The US has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports in order to pressure Tehran into accepting its terms. This has angered Iran. Israeli and US forces launched massive air strikes against Iran on 28th February. The ceasefire in the Iran War came into effect last week. Trump calls Iran’s response to US proposal for ending war ‘totally unacceptable’ Oil prices rise after Trump dismisses Iran’s proposal to end the warMiddle EasternIranDonald TrumpIran US relationsIran war
