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Trump denounces ‘crazy’ Iran plan, US analysts contradict White House, as he faces tough meeting with China

Iran maintains grip on Strait of Hormuz while Trump tightens embargo on Iranian ports and vessels

By Howard Kurtz Fox News

Published May 13, 2026 4:14am EDT | Updated May 13, 2026 4:23am EDT

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Iran ceasefire on 'massive life support' as Trump weighs military options

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on 'America Reports' after President Donald Trump declares Iran ceasefire on 'massive life support' amid escalating Mideast tensions.

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President Donald Trump likes to say that he holds all the cards in the Iran war. But at the moment that’s not true.

Iran has one card that has frozen the situation. The murderous mullahs are in no rush to make a deal, and may not even want one.

Trump said he didn’t even finish reading Tehran’s latest counter-proposal, calling it "garbage." And he uttered his instantly famous line about the ceasefire being on "life support."

As the war enters its third month, Trump’s upbeat talk has never been matched by Iran or its parliament speaker, Mohammad Ghalibaf. Its economy is seriously ailing. But their view is that as long as they get to keep their enriched uranium, some of which is buried, they’ll be fine.

WHY IRAN TALKS ARE IN LIMBO AS TRUMP SCRAMBLES FOR A WAY OUT OF THE WAR HE STARTED

President Donald Trump's upbeat talk on Iran has never exactly been reciprocated by the regime. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump keeps declaring victory, but since the main rationale for the invasion was to keep the........

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