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President Donald Trump told Axios he is hopeful of getting a deal to end Operation Epic Fury in Iran this week. The Iranians are telling a different story with the ceasefire ending Wednesday.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sent a direct warning to President Donald Trump Monday on X, saying that Iran will not accept negotiations with the U.S. while under threat.
"Trump, by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire, seeks, in his view, to turn the negotiating table into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering," he said.
"We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threat, and over the past two weeks, we have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield," Ghalibaf added.
Ghalibaf led the Iranian delegation in talks with Vice President J.D. Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11.
Vance and the American negotiating team will be in Pakistan for talks on Wednesday. But whether the Iranians participate remains to be seen.
Trump told CNBC on Tuesday he expects "to be bombing" if talks don't produce a deal.