Trump weighs military action against Iran with ceasefire "on life support"

"The U.S. waited 10 days for Iran's response to its draft proposal for ending the war. The White House was optimistic that Iran's positions would show further progress toward a deal. But the Iranian response that arrived on Sunday was not positive. Iran's state TV reported that Tehran has rejected the U.S. proposal, which it said "meant Iran's surrender to Trump's excessive demands.""

"Trump publicly threatened several times in recent days to bomb infrastructure facilities in Iran if diplomacy failed. "I have a plan. Iran can't have a nuclear weapon," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Monday before the meeting. "The ceasefire with Iran is on massive life support," Trump added. Trump said Iran had agreed to relinquish its stockpile of enriched uranium to the U.S. But he said the Iranians apparentlyreversed course because their response Sunday omitted any mention of the issue."

"Vice President Vance, White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, CIA director John Ratcliffe and other senior officials are expected to participate in the Iran meeting on Monday, U.S. officials say. Two U.S. officials said Trump is leaning toward taking some form of military action against Iran to increase pressure on the regime and force concessions on its nuclear program. "He will tune them up a bit," one U.S. official said."

"One option Trump is considering is resuming "Project Freedom," the U.S. operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which was suspended"

The U.S. waited 10 days for Iran’s response to a draft proposal aimed at ending the war. Iran rejected the proposal, framing it as surrender to excessive demands. Trump criticized the response and said he has a plan to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon. He stated the ceasefire is under severe strain and claimed Iran had agreed to relinquish its enriched uranium stockpile, but later omitted that issue. U.S. officials said senior leaders are expected to meet to discuss next steps. Trump indicated he is leaning toward military action to increase pressure and force nuclear concessions, including potentially resuming “Project Freedom” to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

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