Donald Trump calls Iran’s latest peace proposal ‘garbage’, says ceasefire on ‘life support’
Donald Trump calls Iran’s latest peace proposal ‘garbage’, says ceasefire on ‘life support’
Donald Trump calls Iran’s latest peace proposal ‘garbage’, says ceasefire on ‘life support’ | Image: ANi/Reuters
Washington DC: It seems like the ongoing war between Iran and the United States is not going to be over soon as Washington has discarded Tehran's peace proposal. President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) stated that the ceasefire stands on 'life support'. While interacting with the media at the Oval Office during a maternal healthcare event, he slammed the Iranian government, terming the proposal as 'a piece of garbage' and unacceptable.
What Did Donald Trump Say?
"After reading that piece of garbage they sent us, I didn't even finish reading it. They (Iran) are on life support. The ceasefire is on massive life support," he said.
Trump again reiterated his claims that US forces defeated Iran, saying that whatever it had built up during ceasefire period, his country would "knock that out in about a day".
He restated to the media that Iran, being "very dangerous," cannot have a nuclear weapon.
"Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They're very dangerous. They're very volatile," Trump said.
Trump Praised US Military Action, Said Previous Presidents Failed To Act Sooner
The US President also praised the blockade, calling it a part of military genius and said that Washington is stocked up with great ammunition, better stuff than what it had two months ago, when it first did the attack.
He called American actions a "service" to the world and slammed past presidencies for not acting sooner.
"We're doing this service to the world. And this has gone on for 47 years. Other presidents and leaders of other countries that have the power should have done it, but they didn't do it," he said.
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Iranian Leadership Killed At Several Levels
Trump added that the Iranian leadership has been killed at several levels and termed the proposal shared by them "stupid".
"Frankly, their leaders have been killed at the first level, second level, and half at the third level; and then they come back and they want to negotiate, and they give us a stupid proposal. Nobody would take it, although Obama would have taken it, Biden would have taken it," he said.
He claimed that the Iranians had asked the US to take out the nuclear dust due to the site being "obliterated".
"Iran told me very strongly, because they intend to give us the nuclear dust, as I call it. They told me, you're getting it, but you're going to have to take it out, because the site was so obliterated that there's only one or two countries in the world that could get it. It's so deep and got hit so hard that there's no way they have the equipment to move it. You (US) and China are the only two countries in the world that could take it out. So we talked about it, and they (Iran) said, you'll have to take it out because we don't have the capability of doing it," Trump claimed.
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf Says Us Must Accept The 14-Point Proposal
On Tuesday, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said that US has no alternative but to accept the 14-point proposal his country has sent, calling any other approach inconclusive and a failure. He said the delay in the peace deal would result in American taxpayers bearing the brunt.
"There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another. The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it," he said.
(With ANI Inputs)
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