U.S.-Iran ceasefire – Trump rejects Iran’s latest proposal, weighing renewed Navy escorts and combat operations while Tehran threatens up to 90% uranium enrichment.

President Donald Trump’s remarks this week put fresh pressure on the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. framing it as dangerously close to collapse after he rejected Tehran’s latest peace offer.. Speaking during an Oval Office event on Monday. Trump said the arrangement was “on massive life support. ” implying it had only a slim chance of survival without immediate changes.

The renewed tension is expected to affect the administration’s diplomacy at the highest level. The standoff is likely to shape talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a trip to China Tuesday, with Beijing having long-standing ties to Tehran and serving as the main importer of Iranian oil.

While Trump kept the focus on negotiations, he also signaled that the United States is weighing military options.. He said he is considering restarting “Project Freedom,” a concept tied to U.S.. Navy escorts through the Strait of Hormuz—an area critical to global energy shipping.. In Trump’s telling. any escort effort would be only one piece of a broader response. leaving open the possibility of further escalation if diplomatic efforts fail.

Separately, sources say Trump is considering a return to combat operations.. The policy debate appears to be active within the administration: Trump met with his national security team Monday. and Pentagon officials are reportedly split between those pressing for a more aggressive posture and those continuing to urge diplomacy.

For Trump, the dispute is not just about leverage—it is also about the credibility of Iran’s proposal. He said the ceasefire is “unbelievably weak,” describing it as the weakest right now and criticizing the most recent Iranian offer in blunt terms, saying he did not finish reading it.

Iranian leaders, meanwhile, are projecting firmness.. Officials in Tehran insist there is “no alternative” to the plan laid out in their own negotiating framework.. Iran’s parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. wrote on social media that without a deal. the costs for the United States would keep rising. arguing that accepting Iranian rights as set out in a 14-point proposal is the only workable path.

The risk of nuclear escalation is also now part of the U.S.-Iran dispute.. Another member of Iran’s parliament. Ebrahim Rezaei. warned that if American strikes resume. Iran could raise uranium enrichment to 90%. which is widely regarded as weapons grade.. At present. Iran’s uranium is reportedly enriched to about 60%. a level that has been a key sticking point in past and ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

Those talks remain centered on an enduring mismatch in demands.. Trump has insisted that Iran must give up all nuclear capabilities to end the war. while Iran has repeatedly refused that framing.. With the ceasefire under strain and both sides trading threats. the diplomacy that remains—whether in direct talks or through major third-party relationships—could determine whether the current standstill holds or turns into a wider confrontation.

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