US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump on Monday once again threatened Iran with massive military force, saying “a lot of bombs will start going off” if a deal is not reached before the shaky ceasefire with Tehran expires Tuesday evening.
Latest threat made in a phone call pbs news reporterThe additions came as conditions for US-Iran peace talks, and other key details on current relations between the warring powers, appeared to become increasingly opaque.
At the same time, Trump has resumed his aggressive rhetoric, which escalated before the fragile ceasefire that expired two weeks ago was reached. In phone calls with reporters over the past two days, Trump has vacillated between inciting war and providing vague details about the status of further peace talks.
The Sunday morning announcement was followed by threats of more bombings on Monday fox news reporter that “the entire country will be blown up” and that if Tehran does not sign a deal, Iran’s bridges and power plants would be targeted in those attacks.
The threats have escalated tensions with Iran, as a US delegation prepares to return to Pakistan for a possible second round of peace talks.
“The delegation is planning to visit Islamabad soon,” a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Monday morning, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the visit.
This information, which means the delegation has not yet left, came after Trump said New York Post The reporter reported Monday morning that US officials were “moving forward now.”
The first round of talks in Islamabad earlier this month led by Vice President JD Vance and US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ended without any agreement after a 21-hour negotiating session.
Trump confirmed to the New York Post that the same three officials are part of the second round of delegation.
It was not immediately clear whether Iran has agreed to participate in further peace talks.
A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said at a press conference on Monday that there are no plans to participate in talks with the US, as reported by multiple outlets.
But the New York Times, citing two senior Iranian officials, said, informed Later on Monday morning it was reported that a delegation from Tehran was planning to visit Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with the US
The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on the evening of April 7, shortly before the deadline when Trump warned that “an entire civilization will die” if no deal was reached.
The temporary ceasefire has come under increasing tension during its short duration, as each side has accused the other of violating its terms.
On Sunday, Trump said the US Navy, which is blockading Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz, fired on and seized an Iran-flagged cargo ship that tried to bypass the blockade.
The increase came as Trump complained that Iran has failed to reopen the strait, a key route for global oil transit.
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