President Donald Trump and his administration have given Iran a few more days to agree to a new peace deal or face a "full, large-scale assault." "We're locked and loaded. We don't want to go down that pathway. But the president is willing and able to go down that pathway if we have to," Vice President JD Vance said. A scheduled attack Tuesday would have ended the already fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. "They knew that we were very close. I would say we were, I was an hour away from making the decision to go today," Trump said. The president called off the strikes Monday, a day after announcing the operation on social media, claiming U.S. Gulf allies made the request as "serious negotiations" are happening. "I've heard it before with these people. They change their mind," Trump said. The president demanded Iran lift its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a major waterway where much of the world's oil supply is trafficked, even as the U.S. military enforces its own blockade of Iranian ports. He also required Iran to end its nuclear program, insisting the country never obtain a nuclear weapon. "They want to have a nuclear weapon to blow up the Middle East and to blow up, frankly, the world. It's not going to happen," Trump said. During Tuesday's White House press briefing, Vice President Vance said there are two paths for the U.S. and Iran: striking a deal with the outlined terms or restarting the military campaign. Vance reiterated the administration's position that "this is not a forever war," saying the active conflict lasted about as long as President Trump initially stated—four to six weeks. Now that the ceasefire is in place, Vance said the U.S. will either secure a settlement that meets American needs or resume military action. He did not specify how long any new action would last.Keep watching for more coverage from the Washington News Bureau: