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ByDavid Brennan, Emily Shapiro, Leah Sarnoff, Nadine El-Bawab, Meredith Deliso, and Jon Haworth
Last Updated: April 28, 2026, 3:05 AM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan earlier this month failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."

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Trump says Iran 'is going to get blown up' if they don't sign peace deal

President Donald Trump said Sunday morning that the entire country of Iran would get “blown up” if leaders there don’t sign a deal with the U.S.

"If they don't sign this deal, the whole country is going to get blown up," Trump told Fox News, shortly after he wrote on his social media platform that talks would resume in Islamabad on Monday.

The president later told The New York Post that his advisers, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, would be heading to Islamabad on his behalf.

The president did leave open the possibility that he could travel to Islamabad at some point, but gave no indication when.

“I would say maybe at a little bit later date. We have to see how it works out tomorrow,” he said.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

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