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Iranian ports. - Reporting from the White House, Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher said Trump has shifted between conciliatory and hardline rhetoric, linking the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to forcing Iran to negotiate, while
ship on Sunday was "an even greater violation." Here are more developments on day 54 of the Middle East war: **Iran's economy | UK-France conference | International reaction | Airline fuel struggles | Points of contention** ### **Trump
action. Vance told Fox News on Monday: > double quotation markI really think the ball is in the Iranian court, because we put a lot on the table. We actually made very clear what
action units based on 12 regional headquarters across the country – again with the purpose of freeing local commanders from central command. The Artesh’s main role, said Hashemipour, would be to compel US forces
Iranian delegations last weekend were told they needed to leave, the BBC's Pakistan correspondent reported. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday evening, according
action from Baghdad. ## Al-Sudani and the sovereignty question Al-Sudani is attempting to manage a balance between Iran-backed armed factions and the US government, both of which are influential in his pursuit
actions.” Although both countries have said they are ready to return to war, the ceasefire has so far appeared to hold on Wednesday, the day its initial two-week period expired. ## Truce extension The ceasefire
Action (JCPOA), which he withdrew from in 2018 during his first term in office. The original 2015 accord took roughly two years of negotiations to reach and involved hundreds of specialists across technical and legal
actions in the Middle East, analysts say. On Monday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy would not renew a memorandum of understanding – signed in 2003 and ratified in 2005 – between the two countries’ ministries
action. Trump also said Iran was removing "all sea mines," with the help of the U.S., presumably referring to mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil [prices tumbled](https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-oil-iran-war-50e10bf2aa9b0b658c51e17db3eb3b13) and stock markets
Iranian official said that Trump's [ceasefire extension "means nothing."](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates) Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people, including Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are expected
ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning**, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. The attacks put the possibility of [peace talks in jeopardy
Iranian state media reported, as its military accused America of [violating a fragile ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/trumps-sends-delegation-to-pakistan-for-possible-new-round-of-iran-war-talks) by attacking a cargo ship. 2. ***US news*** | At least eight children were killed and two adults wounded