On life support ...

Donald Trump’s latest comments came after oil prices jumped again when Iran said
there would be no further talks about ending the blockade unless he accepted its terms.
Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images

The expressions on the women's faces behind the orange menace says it all with the two on the left and right looking down and pretending to listen as the one in the middle looks straight ahead, complete with the 1000 yard stare. I can relate as yours truly watched this word salad play out in real time with Trump not answering questions while conducting an ongoing conversation with himself regarding a deep fascination with missiles and their inherent ability to go boom as needs warrant.

Donald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and that he is considering restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to end the Iranian blockade of the vital waterway.

The US president dismissed Iran’s peace proposals as stupid, and denied he was under any domestic pressure to reach a deal.

Referring to the ceasefire in force since 7 April, 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 would say the ceasefire is on massive life support, where the doctor walks in and says: ‘Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.’”

Thank god I was just watching the video. Being there ... words cannot describe.