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Donald Trump insisted he was “under no pressure whatsoever” to make a peace deal with Iran, as the end of the two-week ceasefire looms with no sign of an extension.
The US president wrote on Truth Social Monday that he was “winning a war” and “things are going very well”, taking aim at the “fake news media” and “the Democrats” who downplayed his leverage.
Trump was resolute that the US military blockade of Iranian vessels would stay in place “until there is a ‘DEAL’”, as Iranian officials said they would not respond to coercion.
Recap: Trump gives Wednesday ceasefire deadline
Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran would expire on “Wednesday evening Washington time” on Monday, with the deadline fast closing in.
The president clarified the deadline in a call with Bloomberg, in which he also said he was unlikely to accept a ceasefire extension.
“I’m not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. We’ve got all the time in the world,” he said.
Trump announced the two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, and had not specified when precisely it ends.
A Pakistani source involved in the talks said previously it would expire at 8pm ET on Wednesday, which would be midnight GMT or 3:30am Thursday in Iran.
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