Amidst the ongoing ceasefire between Iran and America, tension seems to be increasing between the two countries. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that the ceasefire is on “life support”. In a stern warning, Ghalibaf said, “Tehran is ready to respond to any attack; all options are open to us. Our forces will give a strong and decisive response to any aggression.”
In response to President Trump’s statement that the ceasefire is on life support, Speaker Ghalibaf posted on social media platform
Meanwhile, amid rising tensions in West Asia, the Pentagon has announced that the United States has deployed a nuclear-armed submarine around the Middle East. Tension has reached its peak in the Strait of Hormuz between the US and Iran; The area around the strait is in a state of intense conflict, following exchanges of fire between the two countries earlier this week. Under this, Iran has also deployed its fleet of light submarines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump dismisses Iran’s new nuclear proposal as a “piece of garbage”
On Monday (May 11), US President Donald Trump strongly rejected Iran’s latest nuclear proposal, calling it a “piece of garbage”. Speaking at an event at the White House, he remarked that Ceasefire is currently on “life support”. Trump stressed that Tehran’s latest reaction to nuclear talks is “completely unacceptable.” He called it a “ridiculous” proposal. He further said that Iran had initially agreed to allow the removal of “nuclear dust” from enrichment facilities – which were damaged during a recent US military strike – but later changed its stance. According to Trump, Iranian officials later pulled out of the agreement because they did not want to put it in writing. He said that America’s stance remains the same. “I have a very simple plan: Iran should not have nuclear weapons.” He further said, “I would say that the ceasefire is in a very critical state—just like a doctor coming and saying that the patient’s chance of survival is only one percent.”