US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump extends Iran ceasefire; Vance won't travel to Pakistan for peace talks
Donald Trump extended ceasefire with Iran and White House confirmed that JD Vance won’t be travelling to Pakistan
US Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance had been set to travel to Pakistan to resume talks with Iran, but White House official confirmed in a statement that the vice president’s trip would not take place on Tuesday.
White House says Vance not be travelling to Pak
The White House said in a statement that in light of the president’s announcement that he was extending the ceasefire and awaiting a proposal from Iran, Vice President JD Vance and the US negotiating delegation would not be travelling to Pakistan on Tuesday.
The White House did not offer any additional updates on the possibility of in-person meetings.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the US military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump extends ceasefire
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he will be extending the ceasefire with Iran upon request from Pakistan, the lead mediator in ongoing negotiations.
Trump said that Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir have urged him to hold off attacks on Iran until Tehran’s leaders can come up with a “unified proposal”.
While the US President has announced the extension of ceasefire, he also said that the naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz will continue. “I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Iran urges release of commercial vessel Touska
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, has formally urged the global body to press the United States to immediately and unconditionally release the Iranian commercial vessel Touska, along with its crew and their families, as reported by Iranian state broadcaster Press TV.
In a letter sent on Tuesday to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the Security Council, Ambassador Iravani raised “urgent concern” over what he described as ongoing international law violations by the United States, including the deliberate targeting of Iranian commercial ships.
Iran did not request extension of ceasefire, says media
Iran didn’t request an extension of the ceasefire, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing unnamed sources. It also said the country won’t reopen the strait as long as the American naval blockade continues.
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 showed disagreement over the terms of an agreement and alternatively opened and closed Strait of Hormuz.
A previous round of talks after the original ceasefire was announced ended in failure, with US officials saying Iran wasn’t willing to accept limits on its nuclear program and Iranian officials arguing that the US had made a series of demands it would not meet.
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White House says Vance not be travelling to Pak
The White House said in a statement that in light of the president’s announcement that he was extending the ceasefire and awaiting a proposal from Iran, Vice President JD Vance and the US negotiating delegation would not be travelling to Pakistan on Tuesday.
The White House did not offer any additional updates on the possibility of in-person meetings.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the US military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump extends ceasefire
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he will be extending the ceasefire with Iran upon request from Pakistan, the lead mediator in ongoing negotiations.
Trump said that Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir have urged him to hold off attacks on Iran until Tehran’s leaders can come up with a “unified proposal”.
While the US President has announced the extension of ceasefire, he also said that the naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz will continue. “I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Iran urges release of commercial vessel Touska
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, has formally urged the global body to press the United States to immediately and unconditionally release the Iranian commercial vessel Touska, along with its crew and their families, as reported by Iranian state broadcaster Press TV.
In a letter sent on Tuesday to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the Security Council, Ambassador Iravani raised “urgent concern” over what he described as ongoing international law violations by the United States, including the deliberate targeting of Iranian commercial ships.
Iran did not request extension of ceasefire, says media
Iran didn’t request an extension of the ceasefire, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing unnamed sources. It also said the country won’t reopen the strait as long as the American naval blockade continues.
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 showed disagreement over the terms of an agreement and alternatively opened and closed Strait of Hormuz.
A previous round of talks after the original ceasefire was announced ended in failure, with US officials saying Iran wasn’t willing to accept limits on its nuclear program and Iranian officials arguing that the US had made a series of demands it would not meet.
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Apr 22, 2026 7:46:11 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says Iran wants Hormuz open ‘so they can sell their oil’
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump offered a combative social media post on Tuesday night after indefinitely extending a ceasefire in the Iran war after talks in Islamabad failed to materialize.
Writing on his Truth Social website, Trump contended that “Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed, they want it open” so they can sell their crude oil.
Apr 22, 2026 7:43:29 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran did not ask for ceasefire extension, says media
US Iran war LIVE updates: There was no response early on Wednesday to Trump’s announcement from senior Iranian officials, although some initial reactions from Tehran suggested Trump’s comments were being treated skeptically, Reuters reported.
Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, said Iran had not asked for a ceasefire extension and repeated threats to break the US blockade by force. An adviser to Iran’s lead negotiator, the speaker of parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said Trump’s announcement carried little weight and may be a ploy.
Apr 22, 2026 7:28:10 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump extends ceasefire with Iran pending unified peace proposal
US Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran at the request of mediator Pakistan, saying the move was aimed at giving Tehran’s leadership time to come up with a unified proposal to end the seven-week war.
The dramatic announcement came just hours before the two-week ceasefire announced on April 8 was set to expire, and effectively delayed the planned visit of a US delegation led by Vice President J D Vance to Islamabad for peace talks with Iranian interlocutors.
Apr 22, 2026 7:03:54 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: CENTCOM says ‘forces remain ready’
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Central Command posted on X that US ‘forces remain ready’ as Trump announced extension of ceasefire and white house said JD Vance won’t be visiting Pakistan.
The comment comes as US-Iran peace talks faltered and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz kept oil flows locked up.
Apr 22, 2026 6:57:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: White House says Vance won’t be travelling to Pakistan for talks
US Iran war LIVE updates: The White House has confirmed that Vice President JD Vance won’t be travelling to Islamabad, news agencies AP and AFP reported. The White House did not offer any additional updates on the possibility of in-person meetings.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran.