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Iran war: What’s happening on day 55 after Trump extended ceasefire?

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran seeks “dialogue and agreement”, but that “breach of commitments, blockade and threats” are hindering negotiations, while the White House said US President Donald Trump has set no deadline

Pakistan ready for multi-day US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining

US President Donald [Trump announced on Sunday](/news/2026/4/19/trump-says-us-negotiators-will-head-to-pakistan-for-iran-ceasefire-talks) that his representatives were heading to Pakistan for a second round of negotiations with Iran, as a fragile [ceasefire](/news/2026/4/7/trump-suspends-iran-bombing-for-two-weeks-following-dire-threats), due to expire on Wednesday, edges towards

Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?

deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire, with Tehran agreeing to temporarily reopen the strait of Hormuz. Israel also agreed to the ceasefire, the White House said. As Trump announced he was [suspending

India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

negotiations, including direct consultations Munir held with US Vice President JD Vance, Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. On April 11, Munir welcomed the Vance-led US delegation

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washington’s navy secretary leaves office ‘immediately’

deadline on Iran submitting a peace proposal, she said, after 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

Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline?

US and Iran have largely halted direct attacks since April 8 as ceasefire negotiations began, though those talks have since stalled. Since then, Tehran continues to effectively block the Strait of Hormuz and Washington

Iran blames Trump’s blockade for diplomatic impasse as fragile truce holds

ceasefire’s extension came only a day earlier, after it became apparent that Iranian officials would not attend talks scheduled in Pakistan in protest against [the US blockade](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it). Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador

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ceasefire deadline, but Trump and Iran’s descriptions paint completely different pictures of the same negotiations. ## Pakistan’s diplomatic orchestra ![Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Antalya

Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble

negotiations. Meanwhile, a fragile two-week ceasefire is poised to expire on Wednesday with no clarity on whether it will be extended amid a spike in tensions over the past two days. The first round

Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy

deadline for the first ceasefire. That came after conflicting comments in press interviews, during which he said the talks were going well but also warned that he would consider resuming the war if Iran refused

Iran says Strait of Hormuz cannot be opened due to ceasefire breaches

negotiations". It appeared early Tuesday that the US and Iran would hold new peace talks in Pakistan this week - but they have yet to begin. Vice-President JD Vance - due to lead the US delegation

Pakistan acting as backchannel as US and Iran inch towards deal, experts say

negotiations. Masood Khan, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US, said Pakistan was not only transmitting messages between the two sides. He said Islamabad’s intervention had led to an initial two-week ceasefire

Trump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears end

Iran, as a fragile 14-day ceasefire approaches its deadline Wednesday with no deal in sight. “I expect to be bombing because I think that’s a better attitude to go in with,” Trump told

Iran war day 78: Trump, Tehran signal talks as Lebanon truce extended

ceasefire by 45 days beyond Sunday’s deadline following talks in the United States, even as Israeli forces continued attacks on towns and villages in southern Lebanon. At least 12 people were killed on Friday

How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire

negotiations, phonecalls and diplomatic summits to try to end the US-Israeli war with Iran, it looked like the conflict might instead be escalating [into Islamabad’s worst nightmare](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline). In a cabinet

First Thing: Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks

deadline for the current ceasefire looms. The US vice-president will travel with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said

Pakistan’s army chief in Iran as US’s Rubio says ‘slight progress’ in talks

negotiations” were under way. He has been threatening for weeks that the April ceasefire could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement. US Secretary of State

Iran vows ‘long, painful’ response if US renews attacks

deadline for Congress to approve the war. Without that – or a 30-day extension, which the Trump administration must also justify by the day – the US will have to scale back its offensive significantly under

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deadline for the extended ceasefire and suggested that he is comfortable with the status quo, which he argues is depleting the Iranian economy at a low cost for the US. “I have all the time

Iran war day 81: Trump delays attack; Tehran says won’t ‘surrender’

ceasefire”. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces struck groups linked to the US and Israel in the western province of Kurdistan, near the border with