Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’
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US president says Tehran’s peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’ and ‘a piece of garbage’A ceasefire meant to facilitate peace talks between Washington and Tehran came into effect in April. It has been largely observed, despite exchanges of fire and reports of strikes in the strategic strait of Hormuz, now under a double blockade by the US and Iran. It means only a minuscule number of vessels are passing through the waterway.The US had presented a peace proposal a week ago, which, as my colleague Julian Borger notes here, was reported to consist of a one-page, 14-point memorandum of understanding that would reopen the strait while setting a framework for further talks on Iran’s much contested nuclear programme. Continue reading...