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PresidentDonald Trumpcalled out the "piece of garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday from the Oval Office. saying only "stupid people" in Iran are questioning his resolve in guaranteeing Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
The latest Iranian proposal reneged on a past vow to give up enriched uranium, according to Trump.
"They come back,. they want tonegotiate, and they give usa stupid — it's a stupid proposal and nobody would take it," Trump said. "Although Obama would have taken it, Biden would have taken it."
Trump said Iranian officials had previously agreed to allow the removal ofenriched nuclear material froma site he described as "obliterated" by U.S. strikes, but then omitted that commitment from the written proposal sent to Washington.
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President Donald Trump speaks at an event about maternal healthcare. Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
"They said you're going to have to take it: We were going to go with them," Trump said. "But they changed their mind because they didn't put it in the paper.
"When they sent us this document that we waited four days for, that should have taken 10 minutes to do: Look, very simple, we get that, theyguarantee no nuclear weaponsfor a very long period of time. a couple of other minor things, but they just can't get there," he continued. "So they agree with us, and then they take it back."
Trump said the U.S. would not accept any arrangement that leaves Iran with a path to a nuclear weapon.
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President Donald Trump was incredulous. 'stupid people' in Iran would question his resolve on guaranteeing that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"The plan is very simple.Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and they won't have a nuclear weapon," Trump said. "And they didn't want to go that far."
"If you can believe it, how stupid. Are they stupid people?" Trump asked. "They didn't want to believe it. They think that, well, I'llget tired of this, or I'll get bored, or I'll have some pressure. But there's no pressure. There's no pressure at all."
Theceasefire with Iran wasin serious jeopardy after the latest offer, Trump warned.
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"It's unbelievably weak," Trump said. "After reading that piece of garbage they sent us. I didn't even finish reading it. "I'm not going to waste my time reading it."
"I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support, where the doctor walks in. says, 'Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living,'" he added.
"It was just unacceptable," Trump said when asked about the weekend proposal. "I have the best plan ever. AndIran has been defeated militarily. Totally."
President Donald Trump says the moderates in Iran are being held hostage during peace talks by the "lunatics" in Iran who remain against giving up the enriched uranium.(Aaron Schwartz/Sipa/Bloomberg)
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Trump said his position remains unchanged: "Iran can not have a nuclear weapon. They're very dangerous. They're very volatile."
Some Iranian officials want a deal, but hard-liners are blocking an agreement, according to Trump.
"In Iran, they have themoderates – they're dyingto make a deal – and then you have the lunatics," Trump said. "And I guess they're a little bit afraid of the lunatics."
Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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