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Iran-US war latest: Trump extends ceasefire in dramatic climbdown after Tehran fails to commit to talks 35%
By Rachel Dobkin54% Maira Butt52% Jane Dalton59%
4/22/2026, 12:30:45 AM
Topics: World
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US President Donald Trump has promised to extend the ceasefire between the US and Iran, hours before it was due to end.
He announced on social media that he had ordered the US military to continue to blockade Iranian ports until Iran’s leaders and representatives came up with “a unified proposal”.
Trump had earlier said he did not want to extend the ceasefire and that the US military was "raring to go".
He had warned that "lots of bombs" would "start going off" if there was no agreement before the ceasefire ended.
Asked about the possibility of extending the truce, the president previously told CNBC: “I don't want to do that.
We don't have that much time.
“I expect to be bombing because I think that's a better attitude to go in with”, he said.
Iran has refused to send negotiators to Pakistan for the eleventh-hour peace talks until Trump lifted the blockade of the vital oil passageway, Strait of Hormuz, Middle Eastern officials said.
A US official said US Vice President JD Vance’s anticipated trip to Pakistan had been put on hold.
The refusals to attend left a stalemate between the two sides.
US forces board sanctioned oil tanker
American forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said.
US forces "conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction" of the M/T Tifani "without incident," the Pentagon wrote on social media Tuesday.
The tanker was captured in the Bay of Bengal, and it was carrying Iranian oil, a US defence official told the Associated Press.
The Bay of Bengal is located in the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.
The military will decide in the coming days what to do with the tanker, such as tow it back to the US or turn it over to another country, the official said.
The AP contributed to this reporting.
UK 'plans to ease pressures on householders'
UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has discussed the Government's work to ease pressures caused by the Iran conflict with ministers and officials at a meeting of the Middle East Response Committee.
A government spokesperson said: "The discussion focused on the Government's ongoing work to ease pressures being felt here in the UK.
"This included the diplomatic activity to promote progress on negotiations, and bring back security and stability for the region, and the military planning to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
"The Prime Minister acknowledged the impact of the war in the Middle East will be felt beyond the end of the conflict, and stressed the importance of protecting British families.
"They discussed a range of ongoing contingency planning such as our work with fuel suppliers, airlines and international counterparts to ensure people keep moving and businesses are supported”.
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Countries join London talks on how military could keep Hormuz open
Military planners from countries seeking to join a UK- and France-led mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz open once the Iran war ends will meet in London tomorrow.
A fifth of the world's oil usually passes through the strait.
More than 30 nations are expected to send planners to the two-day conference co-hosted by the UK and France at the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, north London.
They aim to build on talks by Sir Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris last week with a view to setting up a joint defensive mission after a sustainable ceasefire agreement has been reached.
The mission is intended to protect merchant vessels, reassure commercial shipping operators and conduct mine clearance operations.
The talks in London will focus on military capabilities, command and control, and how military forces could deploy to the region.
Vance's trip to Pakistan called off
Much attention ahead of Donald Trump’s announcement on extending the ceasefire had been on peace talks in Pakistan, and the arrival of vice president JD Vance.
But as we’ve been reporting tonight, Mr Vance did not depart for the trip to Islamabad tonight.
A White House official said: “In light of President Trump’s TRUTH Social post confirming the United States is awaiting a unified proposal from the Iranians, the trip to Pakistan will not be happening today.
“Any further updates on in-person meetings will be announced by the White House.”
Oil prices rise 3%
Oil prices climbed about 3% on Tuesday after Iran said it had yet to decide whether to attend peace talks with the United States, with one day left before the ceasefire runs out in the Iran war.
Neither side says it is sending negotiators to a second round of peace talks.
Brent futures rose $3 to settle at $98.48 a barrel.
Pakistan PM thanks Trump for 'graciously accepting' request on ceasefire extension
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for accepting the country's request to extend the ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran to allow ongoing diplomatic efforts to take their course.
"I sincerely hope that both sides will continue to observe the ceasefire and be able to conclude a comprehensive ‘Peace Deal’ during the second round of talks scheduled at Islamabad for a permanent end to the conflict," Sharif said in post on X.
Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire to give negotiations more time, until Iran submits a proposal.
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Iranian commander threatens to destroy Middle East oil industry
An aerospace commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to destroy the oil industry in the Middle East if war with the US resumes.
General Majid Mousavi told an Iranian news site that "if southern neighbours allow the enemy to use their facilities to attack Iran, they should say goodbye to oil production in the Middle East region".
Trump credits pleas by Pakistani PM and defence chief for truce extension
US president Donald Trump says he decided to extend the ceasefire at the request of Pakistan’s prime minister and first Chief of Defence Forces.
He wrote: “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal.
“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.”
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