STORY: :: Trump dismisses Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal as 'stupid'
:: May 11, 2026
REPORTER: "Sir are you saying the Iranians agreed to allow the removal of all their enriched uranium?"
TRUMP" "Yeah, well, they did two days ago... They did two days ago. They said, 'You're going to have to take it.' We were going to go with them, but they changed their mind because they didn't put it in the paper." //
"And they give us a stupid, it's a stupid proposal." //
REPORTER: "For the time being, the ceasefire remains in place?"
TRUMP: "It's unbelievably weak. I always say, I would call it the weakest right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us, I didn't even finish reading it. They said, I'm going to waste my time reading it. I would say it's one of the weakest. Right now, it's on life support. They understand, these are all medical people. Dr. Oz, life support is not a good thing, do you agree?"
DR. OZ: "Bad prognostic."
TRUMP: "I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support."
Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response on Sunday has fueled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyze shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Days after Washington floated a proposal aimed at ?reopening negotiations, Iran on Sunday released a response focused on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, where U.S. ally Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
Tehran also demanded compensation for war damage, emphasized its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, and called on the United States to end its naval blockade, guarantee no further attacks, lift sanctions and remove a ban on Iranian oil sales.
On Monday, Trump also claimed Iran is willing to give the United States "the nuclear dust," referring to Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, and said only China and the U.S. have the capability to retrieve it.
