The president of the United States, Donald Trump, affirmed this Monday that the ceasefire reached with Iran is “in critical condition”. “The ceasefire is still in effect. It is incredibly weak. I would say it is the weakest there is at this moment,” he said from the Oval Office.
The president has gone so far as to describe the document received as "trash", stating that he did not even finish reading it because, in his words, "he was not going to waste his time".
Trump insists Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon
Trump has reiterated that his strategy regarding Iran “is very simple”. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and it will not have one. And they did not want to go that far. Although it may seem incredible, they did not,” he stated, emphasizing that this is the main point of conflict with the Iranian authorities.
On this line, he has assured that Iran has been defeated “totally” on the military ground. “They have probably been reinforced during this period of time. We will finish with that in approximately one day. But I have a plan. Do you know what it is? A very simple plan. And I don't know why they don't say it as it is. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” he has stressed.
Iran's Response
Trump has responded thus to the response submitted by Iran this Sunday after United States presented its proposal to end the war in the Persian Gulf, although for the moment the full details of the document sent by Tehran have not been made public.
According to the Tasnim agency, linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the proposal includes several key demands: the lifting of economic sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic, the end of the US blockade on Iranian ports, and the possibility for Iran to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, provided that Washington accepts a series of commitments.
Diplomatic sources cited by Tasnim assure that Tehran also demands the resumption of oil exports and the withdrawal of restrictions on its assets included in the list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department.
The Iranian plan also includes a clause for a ceasefire in Lebanon, an issue that Tehran considers a red line. The proposal suggests that the conflict end immediately after the announcement of the agreement and that, subsequently, a 30-day period be opened to finalize the definitive details of the pact.