President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 21, extended the US ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for talks, just hours before hostilities were set to resume, but he vowed to maintain a blockade of Tehran's ports. Trump indefinitely pushed back the end of the truce, crediting a request from mediator Pakistan and stressing the need to give Iran's "fractured" leadership time to form a proposal.
News of the ceasefire extension came as the White House said Vice President JD Vance would not be going to Pakistan for what had been expected to be a second round of peace talks.
Trump had previously indicated he would not extend the ceasefire and warned of immediate bombing when it expired. "I have... directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as (Iran's) proposal is submitted," Trump wrote on social media.
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Trump Extends Ceasefire to Give Iran More Time to Negotiate
04/21/2026
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