US President Donald Trump is extending the ceasefire with Iran until Iran can present "a comprehensive proposal" in peace talks with the US.
Trump wrote this in a post on his own social media, Truth Social.
According to the president, the extension of the ceasefire is being done at the request of Pakistan, including Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, who has been a mediator in the negotiations with Iran.
- I have therefore ordered our military to maintain the blockade and in all other respects to remain ready and prepared, and I will therefore extend the ceasefire until their (Iran's, ed.) proposal is submitted and the discussions are concluded - one way or another, Trump writes.
Trump does not elaborate on how long the ceasefire will last, or how long the US will maintain the blockade.
It is not clear from the post whether the ceasefire has been agreed with Iran, or how Iran views a potential extension.
Apparently has changed his mind
The ceasefire that has been agreed so far lasted two weeks and was due to expire within a day or two.
Earlier Tuesday, Donald Trump said in an interview with the American media CNBC that he did not want to extend the ceasefire with Iran.
He has also said that the US will resume attacks on Iran if an agreement between Iran and the US is not reached soon.
But the president has apparently changed his mind.
Pakistan's Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, wrote earlier this evening on the social media X that Pakistan had not received a message from Iran about whether the country will participate in further peace talks in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, with the United States.
Uncertainty about new talks
A White House spokesperson stated at 18:00 Danish time that US Vice President J.D. Vance has not traveled to Pakistan to participate in negotiations with Iran, the news agency Reuters reported.
There has been great uncertainty about whether new negotiations between Iran and the United States will take place soon. The United States has announced that new talks are underway, while the Iranians have said that there are no plans for a new round of negotiations.
On Friday last week, Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz had been reopened to civilian ships, but the very next day the strait was closed again.
This happened, according to Iran, because the United States maintained a blockade against ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz to and from Iranian ports.
On Saturday morning, Reuters reported that several civilian ships had begun sailing through the Strait of Hormuz from the Persian Gulf.
Two of the ships reported being fired upon.
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