Trump says 'we're in heated negotiations' as Iran and US review two-week ceasefire plan

By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 21:14, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 21:26, 7 April 2026 Donald Trump has said he is in 'heated negotiations' with Iran as the two sides review a two-week ceasefire plan.  The President said that he has been briefed on a proposal by Pakistan, which is mediating talks with the Iranians, ahead of a US deadline set to expire at 8pm ET Tuesday.  Trump has vowed to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure, including energy sites, unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. The President refused to comment on the drafted plan, telling Fox News: 'I can't comment, because right now we're in heated negotiations.'  A senior Iranian official said Tehran is positively considering Pakistan's request for a two-week ceasefire, according to Reuters.  Any extension to the deadline would represent the fourth time that the President has shifted the goalposts since he first threatened to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants on March 21. Trump posted on Truth Social this morning: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.'  Republican lawmakers expressed concerns that striking civilian infrastructure, a war crime under the Geneva Convention, would be a grave mistake.  Trump during a press conference in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 6 Senator Ron Johnson, a staunch Trump ally, said: 'I think it would be a huge mistake. I mean, he loses me if he attacks civilian targets. Whatever we do has to be within the laws of warfare.'  Johnson told the Wall Street Journal 'we're all hoping and praying - what we're praying for is for the ayatollahs to capitulate.'  Democratic lawmakers have been even more forceful, calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment, which strips the President of his powers in the event he is suffering from a medical crisis.  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: 'Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do.' 'The Iranian regime has until 8pm Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States,' she added.   Iran has warned that it will take 'immediate and proportionate' action if Trump follows through on his threats to attack the country.  Tehran's United Nations representative, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said Trump's threats 'constitute incitement to war crimes and potentially genocide.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.