Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire as Vance Pakistan Trip Is Called Off

The US president said Tehran must submit terms for a permanent end to the conflict, while Washington keeps its port blockade and diplomacy in Islamabad is put on hold. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was extending a ceasefire with Iran to give more time for negotiations, but would maintain a US naval blockade of the country’s ports. Trump posted on social media that he would “extend the Ceasefire” until Iran came up with a proposal to end the conflict. However, he “directed our Military to continue the Blockade.” Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Trump’s ceasefire extension came hours before it was believed to be set to expire. It also 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. “The trip to Pakistan will not be happening today. Any further updates on in-person meetings will be announced by the White House,” a White House official said in a statement. The US president cast the breakdown in more talks as resulting from Iranian infighting, adding that Pakistan’s leaders had asked him to extend the truce. “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,” Trump posted on his Truth Social site. But the blockade of ports on Iran’s coast in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place, Trump said, while the US military will “in all other respects, remain ready and able.” Other Topics of Interest Zelensky Hints at Naval Drone Deployment to Middle East The Ukrainian president said he took part in a security summit on the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Ukraine’s naval drones were included in the recent deals signed with the Gulf states. The ceasefire, he said, will be extended “until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”