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President Donald Trump warned on Monday, from the Oval Office of the White House, that the ceasefire with Iran is "incredibly fragile" after reading Tehran's response to the latest U.S. peace proposal, which he described as "a piece of garbage."
"For the moment, the ceasefire is still in effect, but I would say it is incredibly fragile. The most fragile it has been. And I say this after reading the piece of garbage they sent us. I didn't even finish reading it," Trump stated to the press.
The leader indicated that, upon reading the Iranian response, he felt he was "wasting time" and described the ceasefire, in effect since April 8, as being on "life support."
"They want to negotiate, and they present us with a stupid proposal; it's a stupid proposal, and no one would accept it. Only (Barack) Obama would have accepted it," the president added, comparing the Iranian terms to the nuclear deal from the Obama era.
Despite the harshness of his words, Trump confirmed that a diplomatic solution with Iran remains "very possible," provided that Tehran accepts Washington's non-negotiable condition: that the Islamic Republic never obtains a nuclear weapon.
The crisis unfolded on Sunday when Iran sent its formal response through Pakistani mediators, and Trump promptly rejected it, deeming it "completely unacceptable".
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Iranian proposal included the cessation of the U.S. naval blockade, the release of frozen assets, an end to the war throughout the region —including Lebanon— and limited nuclear concessions: suspending uranium enrichment for a period shorter than the 20 years demanded by Washington, but without dismantling any facilities.
Iran described its terms as "reasonable and generous" and rejected any "capitulation or surrender," asserting that it is negotiating from "a position of strength."
Pakistan, a key mediating country in the conflict, confirmed that it has received the Iranian response and has conveyed it to representatives of the Trump administration.
Tensions escalated further due to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha, in Qatari waters, which caused a minor fire without casualties.
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the incident as a "dangerous and unacceptable escalation that threatens the security of maritime routes and vital supplies."
The United Arab Emirates intercepted two drones attributed to Iran, and Kuwait reported the presence of hostile drones in its airspace, in a day that highlighted the fragility of the cessation of hostilities.
The conflict has its origins in the Operation Epic Fury, a joint aerial offensive by the United States and Israel that began on February 28, 2026, which destroyed more than 90% of Iran's missile capacity and its nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, and in which the supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed.
Trump insisted that his administration has "a clear plan" and that the commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is non-negotiable, lamenting that this point is not included in any of Tehran's proposals.
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