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May 21, 2026

Trump Threatens New Attacks, Says Iran Ceasefire On ‘Life Support’

President Donald Trump stated that the ceasefire arrangement with Iran is “on life support,” just days after he rejected a proposal from the country to halt the war.

Trump, questioned about the state of the truce, spoke to reporters inside the Oval Office and delivered some brutally honest words about the state of affairs.

“It’s unbelievably weak,” Trump said. “I would call it the weakest right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us. I didn’t even finish reading it. I said, ‘I’m not going to waste my time reading it.’ The ceasefire is on life support.”

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, issued a statement in which he lauded the Iranian people for their “heroic action” in the face of two “terrorist global armies.”

The message, purportedly from Khamenei, was disseminated by Iranian state media outlets to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the nation’s former President, who was killed in a helicopter accident in May 2024.

The statement stated that the Iranian nation is currently engaged in a unique historical resistance against two “terrorist global armies” through valiant actions.

After his father, who had ruled Iran for 36 years, was killed in a U.S. or Israeli airstrike on Feb. 28, the first day of the conflict, Khamenei was appointed as the new supreme leader of Iran.

Since that time, no one has directly observed or communicated with the junior Khamenei. According to U.S. officials, he is believed to be alive; however, he sustained grievous injuries during the same strike that claimed his father’s life.

Presenters on Iranian state media have read out numerous statements attributed to the new supreme leader during the conflict.

According to Iran’s state news outlets, Pakistani Interior Minister and Senator Syed Mohsin Reza Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to participate in meetings as Islamabad continues to advocate for a peace agreement to conclude the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Although the reports did not specify which Iranian officials Naqvi would encounter in Tehran, diplomatic sources informed CBS News that his visit, which was the second in less than a week, was part of Pakistan’s heightened efforts to facilitate a peace agreement amid the increasing tension between the United States and Iran.

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