DLN Staff

At Pakistan's request, Trump: Ceasefire with Iran will be extended

'US President Donald Trump (79) has announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran'

Washington – US President Donald Trump wants to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran. At Pakistan's request, he will refrain from attacks until the leadership in Iran submits a united proposal, he said on his platform "Truth Social". This is intended to give the negotiations more time.

Trump added: "I have instructed our military to maintain the blockade and remain operational in all respects. Therefore, I will extend the ceasefire until the proposal is made and the talks are concluded."

Unsurprisingly, the leadership in Iran is deeply divided, Trump wrote. Therefore, the weapons should rest until the talks come to an end, "one way or another." It was initially unclear whether Israel would also feel bound by the ceasefire, as it did recently. There was also no reaction from Iran at first.

The president's decision came despite the White House postponing Vice President JD Vance's planned visit to Islamabad for a second round of talks, as Tehran rejects further talks – at least for now. Hours earlier, the US president had hinted that he  did not want to  extend his already extended ultimatum again.

Tehran is not ready for another round of negotiations

Shortly before, the Iranian news agency Tasnim had reported that Iranian representatives would not travel to Pakistan for negotiations. The US has not moved away from "exaggerated demands" in recent days and there has therefore been no significant progress, it added. Under these circumstances, participation in the negotiations would be "a waste of time," the report said.

A first round of negotiations in Islamabad ended without a result just over a week ago. There had been no agreement between Washington and Tehran on a second round until the very end.

Mullahs recently threatened again

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards had threatened to end oil production in the Gulf region in the event of attacks on Iran from the territory of their neighboring states. "The southern neighbors should know: If their geographical location and facilities are used to launch attacks on the Iranian nation in the service of the enemies, they can say goodbye to oil production in the Middle East," the Fars news agency quoted the commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Aerospace Force, Majid Mousavi, as saying on Tuesday.

The threat came shortly before the expiration of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. US President Donald Trump had threatened massive attacks if the US demands were not met by the end of the ceasefire.