Washington, 12 May : President Donald Trump delivered a stark admonition on Monday, declaring the tenuous ceasefire in the escalating Middle East conflict teetering on “massive life support,” as he rebuffed Iran’s latest diplomatic counterproposal.
Trump’s vehement dismissal of Tehran’s response as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE” precipitated an immediate surge in global oil prices, extinguishing prospects for a swift resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—a critical artery for international energy shipments.
In vivid rhetoric, the president likened the truce’s prognosis to a medical emergency, where a physician might pronounce a mere “one percent chance of living,” underscoring the peril of renewed hostilities after over a month’s relative lull in Gulf combat.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, swiftly countered, affirming that the nation’s armed forces stand poised “to respond and to teach a lesson for any aggression.” This declaration, posted on X, emphasized Tehran’s preparedness for “any eventuality,” framing U.S. overtures as rooted in flawed strategy.
Tehran’s foreign ministry elaborated that its proposals demand cessation of the American naval blockade, an end to regional hostilities—including Israeli operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon—and the unfreezing of Iranian assets long sequestered in foreign banks.
Such stipulations, if met, would not merely restore pre-war dynamics but represent a substantive concession, potentially eroding U.S. leverage over Iran’s contested nuclear program, which allies like Israel insist must culminate in the destruction of enrichment facilities.
The impasse has exacerbated a profound energy supply shock, described by Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser as the most severe in history, with normalization potentially delayed until 2027 even if the Hormuz Strait reopens imminently.Beyond petroleum, disruptions threaten fertilizer exports from Gulf ports, imperiling food security for tens of millions and risking a “massive humanitarian crisis,” per United Nations officials.
Trump, contemplating a revival of U.S. escort operations for commercial vessels through the strait, has not finalized such measures amid prior Saudi reluctance to permit overflights.
Iranian parliamentarians, meanwhile, have abrogated prior restraint, vowing decisive reprisals against any assaults on their shipping.
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