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The president Donald Trump rejected on Monday, through his social network Truth Social, that he is under any pressure to reach an agreement with Iran, and he strongly criticized the Democrats for questioning his administration's military strategy in the conflict.
"I read in the fake news that I am under 'pressure' to make a deal. THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am not under any pressure at all, although everything will happen relatively quickly," Trump wrote in an extensive message posted at 1:40 PM this Monday, amid diplomatic tension with Tehran.
The leader directly addressed media reports that stated he had promised to resolve the conflict in six weeks, arguing that from a military perspective the outcome was "much faster than that."
To provide context for his argument, Trump listed the duration of historical conflicts: World War I lasted four years, three months, and 14 days; World War II, six years and one day; the Korean War, three years, one month, and two days; Vietnam, 19 years, five months, and 29 days; and Iraq, eight years, eight months, and 28 days.
"The time is not my adversary. What matters is that finally, after 47 years, we set right the DISASTER that other presidents allowed because they lacked the courage and vision to do what needed to be done regarding Iran," he stated.
Trump accused the Democrats of trying to "harm the very strong position" of the United States in the negotiations and labeled them as "TRAITORS TO EVERYONE," noting that for years they claimed something needed to be done about Iran, but now that he is taking action, they seek to undermine the military achievements.
The president compared the operation to the one carried out in Venezuela, referring to the Absolute Resolution Operation of January 3, 2026, which resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro. "This is being executed perfectly, on the scale of Venezuela, only this is a larger and more complex operation. The outcome will be the same," he wrote.
The message arrives at a critical moment: the ceasefire agreed upon on April 7 and 8, mediated by Pakistan, expires on April 22, and Iran announced this Monday that it will not participate at this time in the second round of negotiations scheduled for April 21 and 22 in Islamabad.
The first round of negotiations, led by Vice President JD Vance alongside Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, concluded without an agreement after 21 hours of talks. The positions remain very far apart: Washington demands the complete dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program and a permanent moratorium on uranium enrichment, while Tehran offers only a five-year pause and demands 270 billion dollars in compensation.
This Monday, it was also reported that U.S. Marines boarded an Iranian ship in the Arabian Sea, an act that Iran described as "piracy" and a violation of the ceasefire, further escalating an already tense situation.
On Sunday, Trump warned journalists that if there is no agreement before the ceasefire deadline, "unfortunately we will have to start dropping bombs again".
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