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"President Donald Trump told the press outside the White House on Monday that if Tehran does not agree to a deal by the end of the two-week ceasefire, 'it won't be pleasant for them.' "What if a deal is not reached by the end of the ceasefire? Does your threat from before still stand?" A reporter asked. "Yeah, I don't want to comment on that, but it won't be pleasant for them. Let me put it that way," Trump responded Talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad collapsed this weekend after more than 20 hours of negotiations failed to produce a deal, with Washington insisting that Tehran abandon any path toward developing nuclear weapons, while Iran rejected what it described as 'unreasonable demands.' Before leaving Pakistan, US Vice President JD Vance described the result as "bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the US." Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that "views were divergent on two or three important issues, and ultimately the discussions did not yield to an agreement," adding that 'an agreement was not expected in a single session.' Meanwhile, tensions continue to rise in the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has reportedly declined after peace talks failed to yield an agreement. Trump announced that American forces have begun enforcing a blockade on the strait on Monday. The talks came after Tehran and the Washington agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, with both sides claiming a 'victory.' Under the deal, Iran agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Israel paused strikes on Iranian territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran did not include Lebanon, as its forces claimed to have carried out 100 strikes against the group in ten minutes on Wednesday. "
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