Iran war: Trump says ceasefire 'on life support'

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · May 11, 2026 · 528 words · By Dmytro Hubenko

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Iran war: Trump says ceasefire 'on life support' May 12, 2026What you need to know - Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal and warned that the ceasefire is on 'life support' - The speaker of the Iranian parliament says Tehran is ready to 'teach a lesson'…

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Iran says it is ready 'to teach a lesson' if attacked After US President Donald Trump warned that the ceasefire in the Middle East was "on life support," Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said that his country's military was ready to "teach a…

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"Our armed forces are ready to respond and to teach a lesson for any aggression," Qalibaf said on X.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Qalibaf said there was 'no alternative' but for Washington to accept Iran's 14-point peace proposal?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Qalibaf said there was 'no alternative' but for Washington to accept Iran's 14-point peace proposal.”

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While evidence confirms the existence of negotiations and a peace proposal, the specific '14-point' detail and the 'no alternative' quote from Qalibaf are not explicitly present in the provided evidence snippets. The search results for 'Muhammad' are irrelevant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests were a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian officials and institutions, both from the Islamic Republic and the opposition, as well as foreign governments, international organisations, and public figures, issued varied responses to the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2025–2026_Ira…

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Claim 2: “In its response, released on Sunday, Tehran called for an end to the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, demanded compensation for war damage and emphasized its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Iran's response called for an end to the war on all fronts (including Lebanon), demanded compensation, and emphasized sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 3: “Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal and warned that the ceasefire is on 'life support'”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Donald Trump rejected Iran's proposal and warned the ceasefire is on 'life support'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…

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Claim 4: “Israel — an ally of the US — is fighting Hezbollah militants backed by Iran.”

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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources confirm that Israel is in conflict with Hezbollah, a Lebanese group backed by Iran.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shiite political party and paramilitary group, formed in 1982 by Muslim clerics with Iranian funding to fight the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. [91] After the war, Israel contin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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web search NEUTRAL — As concerns mount that Israel's parallel war with Lebanon could jeopardize progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, here's what to know about the conflict, its key players, and the steeped history ...
https://time.com/article/2026/04/10/israels-hezbollah-lebano…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel-Hezbollah war, conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, a Shiʿi Muslim militant group in Lebanon, that began in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah, and…
https://www.britannica.com/event/Israel-Hezbollah-war

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Claim 5: “Media reports suggest that the UAE has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran”

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Web search results indicate reports and claims (including those citing Iranian media and commentators like Mario Nawfal) alleging UAE Mirage 2000-9 jets hit targets in Iran, such as the Lavan Refinery.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 Israeli-United States strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Un…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to several claims online citing Iranian media, the attack was conducted by Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets operated by the United Arab Emirates. The claim was amplified by commentator Mario Nawfa…
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/middle-east/did-uae-mirag…

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web search NEUTRAL — Several Gulf nations have reported missile and drone attacks on their territories, hours after Iran and the United States announced a two-week ceasefire. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/uae-kuwait-bahrain-r…

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Claim 6: “Washington had proposed an end to the fighting as a precursor to negotiations on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program.”

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Web search results confirm that the US proposed ending the fighting as a precursor to negotiating more contentious issues, specifically mentioning the nuclear program.

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web search NEUTRAL — In most of the proposals, the US has insisted on resolving differences over Iran’s nuclear programme before ending the war. Iran, on the other hand, has demanded an end to fighting in the Strait of Ho…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-…

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web search NEUTRAL — It appears Iran, not the United States, has set the ground rules for negotiations during the next two weeks about how to end the conflict in the Middle East, which has been so catastrophic to regional…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-08/donald-trump-cedes-gr…

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web search NEUTRAL — The US had proposed an end to fighting before starting talks on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program. Following Trump's rejection of its demands, Tehran said on Monday it believed…
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5271864-iran-describes-its-…

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Claim 7: “Iran also called on the US to end its naval blockade, guarantee that there would be no further attacks, lift sanctions, and remove the ban on Iranian oil sales.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Iran's demands for the US to end the naval blockade, guarantee no further attacks, lift sanctions, and remove the ban on oil sales.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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Claim 8: “The speaker of the Iranian parliament says Tehran is ready to 'teach a lesson' if attacked”

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Multiple sources confirm that the Iranian parliament speaker (Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf) stated the military is ready to 'teach a lesson' to any aggressor.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf

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