The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is nearing its expiration date, but President Donald Trump said Monday that he is in no rush to make a longer-term peace deal. The ceasefire, which is due to expire at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, appeared increasingly fragile after both sides accused each other of violating the agreement. A source familiar with the situation said on Monday afternoon that the American negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, planned to travel to Islamabad “soon,” but offered no specifics on the timing of potential peace talks. Trump previously said that the U.S. delegation would be in Pakistan by Monday evening for negotiations. Amid the uncertainty, Trump said the U.S. is “winning a War, BY A LOT” in a social media post. He dismissed Democrats calling for an immediate end to the conflict and rejected the notion that he’s facing political pressure to make a deal. “THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly,” Trump wrote. “Time is not my adversary, the only thing that matters is that we finally, after 47 years, straighten out the MESS that other Presidents let happen because they didn’t have the Courage or Foresight to do what had to be done with respect to Iran.” Earlier Monday, Trump told Bloomberg that he is “highly unlikely” to extend the current ceasefire, as he renews his threat to bomb bridges and power plants if Iran doesn’t accept an American peace proposal. His threats against civilian infrastructure have prompted concerns about potential war crimes from international law experts. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said in a social media post that America’s actions are “incompatible with the claim of diplomacy.” He didn’t indicate whether Iran would participate in the second round of negotiations or what Tehran’s next steps would be if the ceasefire is allowed to expire. Tensions are high following a flare-up of violence from both sides around the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has halted. Tehran threatened to respond after the U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday. U.S. Central Command said the ship tried to evade its naval blockade, which is designed to strangle Iran’s economy. “THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a ‘DEAL,’ is absolutely destroying Iran,” Trump wrote in a social media post.

WASHINGTON —

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is nearing its expiration date, but President Donald Trump said Monday that he is in no rush to make a longer-term peace deal.

The ceasefire, which is due to expire at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, appeared increasingly fragile after both sides accused each other of violating the agreement.

A source familiar with the situation said on Monday afternoon that the American negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, planned to travel to Islamabad “soon,” but offered no specifics on the timing of potential peace talks. Trump previously said that the U.S. delegation would be in Pakistan by Monday evening for negotiations.

Amid the uncertainty, Trump said the U.S. is “winning a War, BY A LOT” in a social media post. He dismissed Democrats calling for an immediate end to the conflict and rejected the notion that he’s facing political pressure to make a deal.

“THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly,” Trump wrote. “Time is not my adversary, the only thing that matters is that we finally, after 47 years, straighten out the MESS that other Presidents let happen because they didn’t have the Courage or Foresight to do what had to be done with respect to Iran.”

Earlier Monday, Trump told Bloomberg that he is “highly unlikely” to extend the current ceasefire, as he renews his threat to bomb bridges and power plants if Iran doesn’t accept an American peace proposal. His threats against civilian infrastructure have prompted concerns about potential war crimes from international law experts.

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said in a social media post that America’s actions are “incompatible with the claim of diplomacy.” He didn’t indicate whether Iran would participate in the second round of negotiations or what Tehran’s next steps would be if the ceasefire is allowed to expire.

Tensions are high following a flare-up of violence from both sides around the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has halted.

Tehran threatened to respond after the U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday. U.S. Central Command said the ship tried to evade its naval blockade, which is designed to strangle Iran’s economy.

“THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a ‘DEAL,’ is absolutely destroying Iran,” Trump wrote in a social media post.