He said that the agreement is now \u201cunbelievably weak\u201d, adding that it\u2019s \u201cthe weakest right now after reading a piece of garbage they sent us.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that he \u201cdidn\u2019t even finish reading\u201d Tehran<\/a>\u2019s latest proposal. \u201cAm I going to waste my time reading it? I would say it’s one of the weakest right now. It’s on life support … I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support.\u201d<\/p>\n Iran hit back earlier after previous comments by Trump,<\/a> calling their suggestions \u201ctotally unacceptable\u201d. <\/p>\n Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran\u2019s proposals had been \u201cgenerous\u201d and \u201clegitimate\u201d in a news conference on Monday. <\/p>\n Iran is \u201cdemanding an end to the war, lifting the (US) blockade and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure,” Baghaei said. <\/p>\n <\/a>Iran executes man linked to Baloch militant group<\/p>\n Iran has executed a member of \u2060the Sunni militant group Ansar al-Furqan active \u2060in \u200bthe \u2060country’s southeastern province of \u2060Sistan Baluchestan, \u200bthe \u2060semi-official Tasnim news \u200cagency reported.<\/p>\n The \u200cdefendant, named \u200cAbdoljalil Shahbakhsh, was convicted \u2060on charges including armed rebellion against security forces and membership in a \u200cterrorist group, \u200bwith \u200cthe death \u2060sentence upheld by \u2060the supreme court. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 06:50<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump ‘considering resumption of military action’ – report<\/p>\n Donald Trump is more seriously considering a resumption of major combat operations in Iran, CNN reported citing sources.<\/p>\n The US president has grown increasingly frustrated with how the Iranians are handling negotiations to end the war, the report said.<\/p>\n Yesterday, Trump said the fragile ceasefire with Iran was on \u201cmassive life support\u201d after negotiations hit a deadlock.<\/p>\n He told reporters that the agreement is now \u201cunbelievably weak\u201d, adding that it\u2019s \u201cthe weakest right now after reading a piece of garbage they sent us”. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 06:36<\/p>\n <\/a>Iran says it has deployed mini submarines<\/p>\n Iran says it has deployed small submarines to act as an \u201cinvisible guardian\u201d of the Strait of Hormuz amid a series of rejected peace deals between Tehran and the US.<\/p>\n The Islamic Republic has at least 16 of the Ghadir-class midget submarines, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Each has a crew of fewer than 10 people and can carry either two torpedoes or two Chinese-designed C-704 anti-ship cruise missiles.<\/p>\n But they are noisy compared with most modern submarines, according to a person familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. <\/p>\n Their crews also have limited experience and the vessels are known to have maintenance issues, the person said.<\/p>\n Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which about 20 per cent of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas is transported, since the US and Israel first attacked on 28 February.<\/p>\n Its decision to deploy the mini submarines, reported by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, came as US president Donald Trump told Fox News he was considering a revival of a plan to use the US military to escort ships. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 06:00<\/p>\n <\/a>New Israeli law sets military tribunal for Hamas<\/p>\n Israel’s parliament passed a law last night establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, a step lawmakers said would help heal national trauma.<\/p>\n At least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a surprise attack by Hamas on 7 October.<\/p>\n Israel responded by launching an assault on Gaza that killed more than 72,000 Palestinians and displaced millions of people.<\/p>\n Israel has been holding an estimated 200-300 fighters – the precise number is classified – captured in Israel during the attack, who have not yet been charged.<\/p>\n The special military court established by the law, to be presided \u2060over by a three-judge panel in Jerusalem, could also try others captured later \u200bin \u2060Gaza and suspected of participating in the attack, or of having held or abused Israeli hostages.<\/p>\n The new law was backed by a wide majority of 93 of the Knesset’s 120 lawmakers, in a rare show of Israeli political unity. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 05:40<\/p>\n <\/a>Rubio discusses Iran, Strait of Hormuz with UK and Australia<\/p>\n US secretary of state Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the state department said.<\/p>\n Rubio discussed “Iran and ongoing efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” the state department said in separate statements after \u2060his calls with Australian foreign minister \u2060Penny Wong and British foreign secretary Yvette Cooper. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 05:20<\/p>\n <\/a>Iran executes graduate accused of spying for CIA and Mossad<\/p>\n Iran<\/a> has executed a man the regime accused of spying for both the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)<\/a> and Israel\u2019s Mossad<\/a> intelligence service.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency said Erfan Shakourzadeh had worked at a scientific organisation involved in satellite activities and had shared classified scientific information with foreign intelligence services.<\/p>\n Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineering graduate, was arrested in 2025 and was forced into his confession, according to rights group, Iran Human Rights Society.<\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 05:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Israel continues to bomb Lebanon Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 04:46<\/p>\n <\/a>UAE has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran – report<\/p>\n The UAE has \u200bcarried out military \u200cstrikes on Iran, the Wall \u200bStreet Journal reported, citing \u2060people familiar with \u200bthe matter.<\/p>\n The strikes, \u200bwhich the UAE has not publicly acknowledged, \u200bincluded an \u200battack on a refinery on \u200cIran’s \u2060Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf, WSJ said, \u200badding \u200bthat \u2060the attack took place \u200bin early \u200bApril.<\/p>\n Iran acknowledged at the time that the site had been attacked by an unspecified enemy, then responded by firing missiles and drones on the UAE and Kuwait, the report found. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar12 May 2026 04:45<\/p>\n![\"Smoke](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2275145284.jpg\")
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in the district of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on 10 May (AFP\/Getty)![\"Smoke](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2275145450.jpg\")
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in the district of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on May 10, 2026 (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n