No more Mr. Nice Guy: Trump threatens Iran ahead of second round of negotiations

Trump warned amid Iran's continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US blockade.

He posted his remarks on Truth Social just a day before the delegates from both nations will meet in Pakistan for the second round of talks.

Trump wrote: "Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it? My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations."

"Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing," he said.

Asking Tehran to accept the deal, Trump wrote: "In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be 'the tough guy!' We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!"

He said, "They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END! "

The negotiation will take place just days before the two-week ceasefire reached between the two nations is scheduled to end on Wednesday.

Meanwhile,  Iran has said there has been some “progress” in ongoing peace talks with the United States, but cautioned that a final agreement remains far from reach.

'Many gaps remain': Ghalibaf

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, said key differences persist despite initial diplomatic engagement.

“There are many gaps and some fundamental points remain. We are still far from the final discussion,” he said in a televised address.

Ghalibaf, who led Iran’s delegation in the first round of talks held in Islamabad, asserted that Tehran entered negotiations from a position of strength.