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Trump on Tuesday said he was indefinitely [extending the ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/trump-resume-bombing-iran-ceasefire) at the request of mediator Pakistan until Tehran responded to the US’s negotiating positions or until talks were concluded
ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But Washington announced a blockade of Iranian ports, including those in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 13, following the collapse of the Islamabad talks. So, on April 18, Iran
talks fall apart, so will the temporary ceasefire that pauses the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. [Life hasn't returned to normal](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5793643:x) for residents in Lebanon as Israel continues to occupy significant
ceasefire and general mistrust. ## Deal ‘could happen today, could happen next week’ Trump has said [his priorities for any deal](/news/2026/6/1/us-iran-trade-new-attacks-amid-talks-heres-what-we-know) include Iran agreeing to never develop nuclear weapons and to reopen the Strait
Trump told reporters that the ceasefire was holding despite the violence. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke by phone Thursday with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said. "We expect an agreement
talks. - Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Cairo and Islamabad hoped to secure a final agreement “in the coming days”. ## In the US - Trump accused Iran of getting “a little cute” with its recent
talks in Islamabad. They ended without a deal [Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AP Photo] ## In the US - Trump said on Sunday that the guided-missile destroyer, USS Spruance, fired on and seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Touska
Trump’s visit to Beijing, will be replaced by his adviser Michael Needham, State Department official Jay Mens, and US ambassadors to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and Lebanon, Michel Issa. ## How is Lebanon viewing this
Lebanon have become [a sticking point in the talks for a potential opening of the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/iran-strikes-us-military-base-kuwait-iranian-air-defences) – once again testing [the volatile alliance between Donald Trump and Netanyahu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/tensions-emerge-bejamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-alliance).
talks](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125285/iran-israel-us-lebanon-gaza) with the U.S. over Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran's announcement came after Israel's military warned residents in southern Beirut to leave ahead of planned airstrikes. - 🎧 **Trump
Trump's effort to reopen the strait by force. The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has largely held since April 8. But in-person talks between the two countries hosted by Pakistan last month
ceasefire teetered – that he did not want to kill more Iranians. “They should do the smart thing, because we don’t want to go in and kill people. Really don’t,” Trump told reporters
Trump signals flexibility on uranium:** The US president said he would be open to Iran destroying its enriched uranium “at another acceptable location”, appearing to soften Washington’s earlier insistence that the US take control
Trump’s new threats, describing US demands as “excessive”. Since the ceasefire began on 8 April, Tehran and Washington have held only a single round of talks: an unsuccessful 21-hour session in Islamabad. Pakistani
ceasefire. Speaking outside CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida, Hegseth said President Donald Trump had ordered Iran to be hit “hard” and warned the strikes could continue for a second consecutive night if necessary. - **Strait
ceasefire as a prerequisite – similar to the Iran and US talks brokered by [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) – but Israel has framed the talks as peace negotiations with Hezbollah’s disarmament as a priority, with
Lebanon. Trump has signalled a possible second round of talks with Iran in the coming days, even as Washington enforces a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The International Monetary Fund has, meanwhile, warned
Trump has refused to end the blockade until a deal is finalised. On Saturday, he said that there have been “very good” discussions, but Washington won’t be “blackmailed”. After a short-lived rise
talks with Washington, accused the US of having given a “green light” for the Beirut attack, saying US and Israeli assets were now “legitimate targets”. After the Beirut bombing and Iran’s retaliation, Trump told
talks in Washington, with the deal requiring an end to Hezbollah fire, the withdrawal of Hezbollah operatives from south of the Litani River, and the establishment of security zones under the exclusive control of Lebanese