Trump Issues 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' Warning to Iran on Day 61 — Threatens Fresh Escalation if No Nuclear Deal

President Trump posted a warning on April 29, 2026 — Day 61 of the conflict — that Iran should 'better get smart soon,' with multiple outlets paraphrasing the message as a 'no more Mr. Nice Guy' ultimatum threatening fresh consequences if Tehran refused to agree to a deal encompassing its nuclear programme. Trump simultaneously suggested that Iran 'wants an end to the blockade,' framing the dual maritime blockade as Washington's primary leverage. The statement came the day after Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz reopening proposal as insufficient for omitting nuclear terms, and directed aides to prepare an extended blockade. NPR reported on April 28 that 'deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts.' Axios framed the diplomatic situation as resembling 'the new Cold War' with talks at a stalemate. Iranian FM Araghchi, speaking from Saint Petersburg after his meeting with Putin, said Iran was 'reassessing how to proceed with diplomacy' due to US actions and maintained that the Islamic Republic is 'a stable, solid and powerful system' — a direct counter to Trump's April 28 social media claim that Iran was in 'a State of Collapse,' which CBS News' Tehran correspondent had debunked on-air. The April 8 ceasefire on Iranian territory remained technically in place, but economic and maritime pressure intensified on all fronts.