Trump Keeps Iran Diplomacy Alive as 1-Month Ceasefire Sits on “Massive Life Support”
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Updated · CNN · May 11
Trump Keeps Iran Diplomacy Alive as 1-Month Ceasefire Sits on “Massive Life Support”
14 articles · Updated · CNN · May 11
1 month into the ceasefire, Trump said Monday it was on “massive life support” but told Fox he would keep dealing with Iran until it makes a deal.
5 times between March 21 and April 21, Trump set Iran deadlines and then eased or dropped them, underscoring his reluctance to return to full-scale war.
Last week’s clashes still did not end the truce: the Pentagon said Iranian attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz did not cross the ceasefire threshold, and Trump called a later exchange “just a love tap.”
47 years of Iran “tapping” the US along, Trump wrote Sunday, while also calling Tehran’s latest proposal “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE” — a sign he may see Iran as stalling rather than nearing a deal.
High gas prices, risks to US lives and strain on already dwindling weapons stockpiles help explain why Washington is still giving Tehran time, even as the ceasefire looks increasingly fragile.
As the US-Iran ceasefire collapses, can the world economy survive the largest energy shock in history?
With diplomacy failing and Iran showing resilience, what is the US military's actual exit strategy from this conflict?