US President Donald Trump told US media that if the two-week ceasefire with Iran expires without a deal on Tuesday evening, “a lot of bombs will start going off.”
He also said that the two-week ceasefire with Iran would end on Wednesday night (Washington time).
Ceasefire was announced on 7th April
Trump had announced this two-week ceasefire on April 7, which means its actual end date is Tuesday evening. This is the latest of several statements Trump has made in recent days that seem to contradict each other; And he continues to answer calls from reporters.
On Sunday, Trump had said that due to security concerns, US Vice President JD Vance would not attend the second round of talks with Iran in Pakistan. Later the White House clarified that Vance would actually lead the US delegation to Pakistan.
Earlier today, Trump had claimed that Vance had left for Islamabad, when in fact he was still in Washington and had not left yet. In a separate interview, Trump claimed a deal with Iran would be reached today, even though talks are not scheduled to begin before Tuesday and Tehran has not yet confirmed whether it will participate.
‘A complete agreement with Iran is our aim’
In his most recent interview, Trump said it was highly unlikely he would agree to extend the two-week ceasefire because the US aims to reach a full deal with Iran before it expires.
But given the long list of issues to be negotiated, it is not clear whether such a short period of time is enough to reach a permanent ceasefire agreement.
Statement from the President of Iran also came
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said his country still has a “deep historical distrust” of the US government. He further said that “contradictory signals” from US officials indicate that they want Iran to bow to them. “The Iranian people do not bow to coercion,” Pezeshkian wrote on X. He also added that “keeping promises is the foundation of meaningful dialogue.”