Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing 'seriously fractured' Iranian government

trump extended the u.s. ceasefire with iran on tuesday, saying it would continue until iran's leaders submit a "unified proposal" to end the war. he cited a "seriously fractured" iranian government as the reason, and said the extension came at the request of pakistan's field marshal asim munir and prime minister shehbaz sharif. the announcement followed reports that vice president jd vance's trip to pakistan for more talks was put on hold. iranian state media said their negotiators told the u.s. through a pakistani intermediary that attending further talks was "a waste of time." an advisor to iranian parliament speaker mohammad baqer qalibaf called the extension "a ploy to buy time" for a surprise strike. a key conflict point is the strait of hormuz, which iran closed at the war's start. trump said he agreed to the ceasefire on condition it be fully reopened, but traffic remained a trickle. after initial talks failed, trump ordered a u.s. navy blockade of iranian ports near the strait, which qalibaf's advisor said "must be met with a military response."