Trump denies being under pressure to make Iran peace deal as 'fake news'

The comment comes as U.S. officials are expected to travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, this week for talks with Iran. Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead the U.S. delegation.

Published: April 20, 2026 4:06pm

President Donald Trump said Monday that reports he is facing "pressure" to make a peace deal with Iran are "not true" and fake news.

The president claimed Democrats are trying to weaken the United States' position in trying to secure the peace deal, despite other military conflicts lasting longer than the six-week one in the Middle East. 

"They like to say that I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran, and actually, from a military standpoint, it was far faster than that, but I’m not going to let them rush the United States into making a deal that is not as good as it could have been," Trump posted on Truth Social. "I read the Fake News saying that I am under 'pressure' to make a deal. This is not true! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although it will all happen relatively quickly!"

The U.S. and Israel launched a military operation against Iran in late February, but has since reached a two-week ceasefire. 

"Time is not my adversary," Trump said. "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. 

"This is being perfectly executed, on the scale of Venezuela, just a bigger, more complex operation. The result will be the same," he continued. "In my first term, I built the greatest military our country has ever seen, including adding Space Force. In my second term, I am properly and judiciously using our military to solve problems left to us by others of far less understanding or competence."

The comment comes as U.S. officials are expected to travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, this week for talks with Iran. Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead the U.S. delegation.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.  

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