President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States would indefinitely extend its ceasefire with Iran, easing fears that a fragile pause in fighting could collapse as stalled peace talks remain in…

President Donald Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire ​with Iran on Tuesday, hours before it was set to expire, to allow the two countries to continue talks to end the war.

US President Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran and ordered the continuation of a naval blockade, saying Tehran must first present a “unified proposal” before talks can move forward.

US President Donald Trump has said he would indefinitely extend the ceasefire with Iran to allow for further peace talks, although it was not clear if Iran would agree.

President Donald Trump extended the US ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for peace talks, with Tehran silent on the decision early Wednesday. Trump indefinitely pushed back the end of the two week truce, crediting a request from mediator Pakistan and stressing the need to give Iran's "fractured" leadership time to form a proposal. But he said the US blockade of Iran's ports – a sticking point for Tehran – would continue.

The trust between the US and Iran has always been low, but now it is non-existent, said one expert. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The White House believes that with Khamenei absent from the active decision-making process, there were fractures within the current Iranian leadership.

The White House believes that with Khamenei absent from the active decision-making process, there were fractures within the current Iranian leadership.

Iran informed the US, via Pakistan, that it will not attend talks that were slated for April 22. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A container vessel was reportedly struck by gunfire from an Iranian naval craft off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, in an incident that damaged the ship’s

Trump declares Iran cease-fire extension with peace talks in doubt.

A fresh diplomatic setback has put the spotlight on JD Vance, as efforts led by Donald Trump to broker peace with Iran descended into confusion and uncertainty.

The US president's decision marked the second time in as many weeks he has backed off a threat to escalate the war, buying more time.

President Donald Trump has announced the extension of a fragile ceasefire with Iran, citing a request from Pakistan and saying he is awaiting what he called a “unified proposal” from Tehran.

US President Donald Trump extended the Iran ceasefire after a request from Pakistan, citing appeals by Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif, while maintaining the Hormuz blockade and military readiness until a unified proposal is submitted.

Iran seizes two ships and attacks a third in the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. ceasefire talks and raising regional tensions.

There have also been reports that a third ship was attacked by Iranian forces in the Strait this morning.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he expects the U.S. and Israel war against Iran to end soon since it began in late February.

Explore whether US President Donald Trump's indefinite ceasefire offer marks a genuine path towards peace with Iran or a strategic pause. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran just one day before it was set to expire, as Pakistan’s efforts to secure a longer-term agreement continue. In a post on Truth...

Mahdi Mohammadi, an adviser to Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and a member of the country’s negotiating team, has stated that United

DUBAI: An Iranian gunboat fired at a container ship off the coast of Oman on Wednesday (Apr 22), while a ship off Iran was also fired upon, a British maritime security agency said."The master of a container ship reported that the vessel was approached by one IRGC gunboat ... that then fired upon the vessel, w

DUBAI, Apr 22: Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, damaging the vessel and heightening tensions after ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to take place. According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, the incident occurred around 7:55 a.m., when a Guard gunboat […]

War began with US-Israel strikes on Iran, widening across region.Pakistan first brokered 2-week ceasefire after six-week escalation.Hope expressed for 'comprehensive peace deal' in second round of talks.Pakistan welcomes the extension...

US president says ceasefire being extended until Islamic Republic's 'seriously fractured' leadership offers 'a unified proposal,' blockade to remain in place; Vance postpones Islamabad trip

US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for talks, claiming the Islamic republic was "collapsing financially" because of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There was no word from Tehran on the ceasefire and an Iranian gunboat fired on a container ship off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, according to a British maritime security agency. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

It comes after Iran failed to confirm whether it would take part in a second round of talks and JD Vance called off a trip to Pakistan.

The US president's announcement appeared to be unilateral, with Iran yet to officially comment.

In Lebanon, Israel is continuing its occupation and the destruction of villages despite the ceasefire there.

President Trump said Tuesday he will postpone attacks on Iran while its "fractured" leadership tries to submit a proposal for lasting peace.

Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed that its naval forces seized two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, alleging

Iran has fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war.

DUBAI: An Iranian gunboat fired at a container ship off the coast of Oman on Wednesday (Apr 22), causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime security agency said."The master of a container ship reported that the vessel was approached by one IRGC gunboat ... that then fired upon the vessel, which has

Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the waterway crucial to global energy supplies and complicating already faltering efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war. The attacks were carried out by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, according […]

As the clock ticked toward the end of a two-week cease-fire, US President Donald Trump on April 21 announced he was extending the truce to give Iran a chance to make a “unified” peace proposal but said a blockade of Iranian ports that has angered Tehran will remain in place.

Trump’s remarks come amid rising tensions in the Middle East over the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war under a fragile, extended ceasefire. 

Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz this morning, seizing at least two of them amid uncertainty over peace talks.

Tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian forces target multiple vessels. They claim violations of navigation rules amid ongoing US-Iran discussions.

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