Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is in "very critical" condition

Washington (ANTARA) - United States President Donald Trump, on Monday (11/5) local time, stated that the ceasefire that has been in place for weeks is still holding, but in a very critical condition (massive life support), signalling that Washington will continue to pursue the diplomatic route even as they reject Tehran’s latest proposal.

“I would say the ceasefire is in very critical condition (massive life support),” Trump told journalists at the White House.

He also described the ceasefire as “very weak”.

Trump once again condemned Iran’s latest response to the White House peace plan, which he rejected the previous day, calling it “completely unacceptable”. He emphasised that any peace agreement between Washington and Tehran would require Iran to pledge to halt its nuclear programme.

Trump accused Iran of breaching the agreement to surrender its enriched uranium and allow the US to take it.

“They agreed to it two days ago. But they changed their minds because they didn’t write it down in the document,” Trump said.

Trump said Iran had stated that he would get the uranium, but he would have to retrieve it himself. The statement refers to Iran’s uranium buried under the rubble following the US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June 2025.

“The site is so destroyed that only one or two countries in the world could retrieve it,” Trump said.

Iran has not publicly agreed to release its enriched uranium and insists that its nuclear programme is peaceful.

On the same Monday, Trump also said that he is considering restarting Project Freedom, a US military operation aimed at guiding commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, with an expanded scope. However, no final decision has been made on whether the project will be restarted, Trump told Fox News.

US and Iranian forces have been exchanging fire in the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire took effect last month.