US President Donald Trump says he is “ready to go” back to war with Iran if no deal is reached by the end of the ceasefire tomorrow.
President Donald Trump has sounded positive about new peace talks despite uncertainty over Tehran’s participation. “We’re going to end up with a great deal,” Trump said this morning, adding that Iran had “no choice” but to send a delegation to Pakistan. Vice President JD Vance will likely head to Islamabad today.
Trump also said that he was ready to resume bombing if talks don’t go well as tomorrow’s ceasefire deadline looms. Iran’s top negotiator warned it will not negotiate “under the shadow of threat” and has prepared “new cards on the battlefield,” as Tehran signaled that it is also ready if the war resumes.
Pakistan’s information minister says Iran’s response on whether or not it will send a delegation to meet with the US is “still awaited as diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran remain uncertain.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says “blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire” in a reference to the ongoing US naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz.
“Striking a commercial vessel and taking its crew hostage is an even greater violation. Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying,” he wrote on X.
The UN has expressed hope that a ceasefire between the US and Iran will be extended beyond its midnight GMT deadline while urging a return to dialogue.
Asked about what conversations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has held with parties to the conflict and regional players ahead of the deadline, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, “The secretary-general, as well as his personal envoy, continues to have various numbers of communications.”
“Our firm hope is that the dialogue between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran will resume, that the ceasefire will be extended, and that diplomacy will be fully enacted,” he said.
