President Trump told PBS News on Monday that “lots of bombs” will go off in Iran if the ceasefire expires without a deal.
“Then lots of bombs start going off,” Trump told reporter Liz Landers over the phone, when she asked what would happen if the ceasefire lapses without a peace agreement.
Trump told Bloomberg on Monday that the truce, which began on April 8, expires on “Wednesday evening Washington time,” adding that he is “highly unlikely” to extend it if his administration and Iranian officials cannot reach a deal.
The president has repeatedly threatened Iran with further bombings, after 1,701 civilians, including at least 254 children, in the Middle Eastern country were killed in the first 39 days of U.S.-Israeli strikes prior to the ceasefire, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
With the ceasefire deadline rapidly approaching, Trump administration officials are set to head to Islamabad, Pakistan, this week for a second round of peace talks. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Hill on Sunday that Vice President Vance will lead that delegation, which also includes U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law.
