Donald Trump has accused Iran of violating the ceasefire with just 24 hours until war is set to restart, as regime officials refuse to meet JD Vance in Pakistan. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB says no official delegation has traveled to Islamabad to meet with the Vice President. The ceasefire is set to expire Wednesday at 8:00 pm ET. ‘Iran has Violated the Cease Fire numerous times!’ Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.
The President’s statement comes after Tehran threatened to ‘reveal new cards on the battlefield’ should the war resume. Mohammed-Bagher Ghalibaf, the Islamic Republic’s parliamentary speaker, said Monday the regime is ‘prepared’ to renew fighting against US-Israel forces in the Middle East. ‘We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats, and in the past two weeks, we have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield,’ he wrote on X. Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to target energy infrastructure should diplomacy fail, adding, ‘Then lots of bombs start going off.’ Peace talks have slowed in recent days as Tehran refuses to suspend its nuclear program or hand over its enriched uranium stockpile to the US. Trump has further inflamed tensions by imposing a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil and gas prices skyrocketing.
