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In a Truth Social post, Trump said Tuesday he would maintain a blockade over ships coming to and from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. He said Pakistan, which had mediated between the two sides, asked for the U.S. to hold off on fresh strikes and he was extending the ceasefire until Iran submits a new proposal \u201cand discussions are concluded, one way or the other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vice President JD Vance had been due to travel to Pakistan to resume talks with Iran, but representatives from Tehran refused to attend, citing what they said were unreasonable U.S. demands. Iran\u2019s semi-official Tasnim news agency said that there is currently no prospect of Iran participating in negotiations.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s announcement struck a markedly different tone from earlier in the day when he told CNBC that \u201cI expect to be bombing\u201d if Iran didn\u2019t meet his conditions, saying the military is \u201craring to go.\u201d In a telephone interview on Monday, Trump said it was \u201chighly unlikely that I\u2019d extend\u201d the cessation of hostilities if no deal is reached.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s decision sent oil falling more than $3, while equity futures pared much of their declines on the day. Iran had yet to comment on the president\u2019s declaration.<\/p>\n
Top Iranian officials didn\u2019t immediately comment on Trump\u2019s pronouncement in overnight hours, Tehran time. Tasnim reported Iran didn\u2019t request an extension of the ceasefire, citing unnamed sources. It also said the country won\u2019t reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the American naval blockade continues.<\/p>\n
The developments marked the latest turn in the fraught back and forth between Washington and Tehran since the two sides announced a two-week truce on April 7. Since then, they have publicly bickered over the terms of an agreement and alternatively opened and closed Hormuz, the waterway that carries a fifth of oil shipments.<\/p>\n
A previous round of talks after the original ceasefire was announced ended in failure, with U.S. officials saying Iran wasn\u2019t willing to accept limits on its nuclear program and Iranian officials arguing that the U.S. had made a series of demands it would not meet.<\/p>\n
Trump blamed the collapse of negotiations on what he called a \u201cseriously fractured\u201d leadership structure in Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the ceasefire extension might soothe investors for now, the path toward a lasting agreement to end the war is uncertain. The conflict, which has stretched into its eighth week, has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis \u2014 raising pressure on both sides to find an offramp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trump has demanded an end to Iran\u2019s ambitions for a nuclear weapon and the return of its nuclear material. Tehran has balked at handing over its enriched uranium and accused the U.S. of violating the ceasefire by keeping a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a statement thanked Trump for extending the ceasefire \u201cto allow ongoing diplomatic efforts to take their course.\u201d<\/p>\n
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