Oil edges lower after Trump extends ceasefire with Iran
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as uncertainty lingered over the trajectory of the U.S.–Iran conflict.
Oil edges lower after Trump extends ceasefire with Iran
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Iran war live: Trump says ceasefire extended as talks with Tehran in limbo
Lebanon's disaster management unit raises death toll from weeks of Israeli attacks to 2,454, with 7,658 people injured.
Trump extends Iran ceasefire as U.S. continues blockade
U.S. President Donald Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, hours before it was set to expire, to allow the two countries to continue peace talks.
Iran war: Trump says US extending ceasefire to give Iran more time to negotiate
President Donald Trump said he was extending the Iran ceasefire until an Iranian proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded. A US ceasefire with Iran was due to expire on Wednesday evening.
Iran war: What’s happening on day 54 as Trump extends ceasefire?
Trump said the US would extend the ceasefire with Iran until it presents a proposal and talks conclude.
Trump extends ceasefire deadline with Iran as talks stall
President Trump said he would extend the ceasefire deadline with Iran at the request of Pakistan to allow the Iranian regime to “come up with a unified proposal." NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports.
Trump extends ceasefire as uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks remains
With a two-week ceasefire set to expire and Iran balking at the resumption of peace talks, President Trump said he would be extending the deadline to allow for Iran to "come up with a unified proposal."
Trump says he opposes extending Iran ceasefire amid talks uncertainty
US president says Iran has 'no choice' but to show up to the negotiations in Pakistan and accept a 'great' deal.
Trump extends Iran ceasefire as peace talks hit impasse
President’s latest mixed signal comes as US sends more troops to region
Iran live updates: Trump announces he's extending ceasefire indefinitely
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rises to record high as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
Asia markets traded broadly lower, amid deepening uncertainty over the Middle East conflict, even as Trump extended a temporary ceasefire.
US-Iran talks in limbo as Trump vows no let-up in blockade
Tehran has accused the US of violating a soon-to-expire ceasefire through its blockade of Iranian ports and seizure of a ship.
Trump remains ‘in a quandary’ despite Iran war ceasefire extension
Barbara Slavin says Trump’s decision to extend a ceasefire with Iran is a relief, but a diplomatic solution is far off.
Trump announces Iran ceasefire extension but says blockade remains
US president says attacks will be held off until Iranian leaders 'come up with a unified proposal' to end war.
Trump extends Iran ceasefire deadline, but continues U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz
White House calls off Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad as Iran rebuffs efforts to restart negotiations
Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran
WASHINGTON, April 21 - President Donald Trump told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran, adding the U.S. was in a strong negotiating position and would end up with what he called a great deal.
Live: Trump extends ceasefire with Iran, Vance cancels Pakistan trip
US President Donald Trump says he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. Follow live.
Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing 'seriously fractured' Iranian government
Trump's announcement came after an expected trip by Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan for a peace talks with Iranian officials was put on hold.
Iran war live: Tehran spurns talks under threats; Trump says blockade stays
Iran says will not accept negotiations 'under the shadow of threats', as Trump promises to continue blockade in Hormuz.
With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?
The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight It is the doomsday scenario that Donald Trump repeatedly swore he would never countenance: putting boots on the ground in a deployment that could embroil the US in a Middle East “forever war”. Now, with a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran coming to an end and prospects for renewed negotiations hanging by a thread, the chances of the president breaking that pledge and ordering some kind of ground incursion seem to be rising. Continue reading...
US forces detain Iran-linked tanker Tifani with ceasefire talks on edge
Ship, detained under US policy to stop all Tehran-linked vessels, is under sanctions for smuggling Iranian crude.
Trump extends ceasefire and hopes for ‘unified proposal’
In a social media post, President Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire in the war on Iran.
Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble
Between an expiring ceasefire and a possible deal lies a range of ways in which the war could proceed, analysts say.
Trump says Iran's government 'seriously fractured' as he extends ceasefire
US President Donald Trump says he will hold off attacking Iran until Tehran's negotiating teams come up with a unified proposal for a peace deal.
How Trump went from 'I expect to be bombing' to 'I extend the ceasefire'
The Iran war ceasefire has been extended but no-one is quite sure on the new deadline, Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran writes.
Trump extends ceasefire, calls Iranian regime "seriously fractured"
President Trump threatened new attacks on Iran Tuesday and said he didn't want to extend the ceasefire. But later, he said he would extend the pause "indefinitely." Ed O'Keefe has the details.
Nicaragua’s president says Trump ‘mentally deranged’ over war on Iran
Nicaraguan President has criticised his US counterpart Donald Trump, over the war on Iran.
U.S. does not want to extend truce with Iran, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a rapidly expiring ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the U.S. military was 'raring to go' if negotiations were not successful.
Live: ASX down, markets brace for ongoing uncertainty as Iran ceasefire extended
The Australian share market slips at open, while DroneShield has posted its second-highest revenue in a quarter to date. Follow live.
US positive on Iran deal but talks still uncertain as ceasefire end nears
WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ISLAMABAD, April 21 - The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained as the end of a ceasefire approached.
Oil prices little changed as Trump expects Iran deal but prepared to resume war if talks fail
West Texas Intermediate and Brent had settled 7% and 5% higher on Monday.
Trump and Iran trade conflicting messages over prospect of talks
Iran balked at President Trump's demands for a peace deal amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as fear the war could reignite hits oil and energy markets.
US, Iran warn they are ready for war as peace talks remain in limbo
Tehran has accused the US of violating a soon-to-expire ceasefire through its blockade of Iranian ports and seizure of a ship.
US, Iran exchange threats as fragile ceasefire set to expire
The US and Iran trade threats as tensions escalate between the countries before their two-week ceasefire ends.
No Iran delegation sent to US talks yet as truce expiry nears
Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon will hold a second round of talks in Washington on April 23.
Iran war: Talks in doubt as leaders issue threats
While the talks remain in limbo, the United States and Iran have been trading threats. Separately, media reports suggest US Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Pakistan for ceasefire negotiations. DW has more.
U.S. positive on Iran deal but talks uncertain as ceasefire nears end
The U.S. on Monday expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained.
Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran
The US president's comments come amid uncertainty over whether Iran will attend peace talks in Pakistan this week.
‘He talks too much’: how Trump’s erratic commentary is the real block to an Iran deal
US president’s contradictory statements only make Tehran more wary of anything but the most watertight deal Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad. However much the Iranian foreign ministry insists it will not respond to every social media utterance issued by the US president on Iran, and sometimes there are as many as seven a day, Tehran cannot ignore them all, even if they contradict what the Iranians are being told in private about Trump’s true intentions. Continue reading...
Many Americans question Trump’s temperament amid Iran war, Pope spat: Poll
Some 51 per cent of Americans said Trump's mental sharpness had got "worse" over the past year..
Trump threatens Iran again as ceasefire deadline looms, U.S. gears up for peace talks
Trump reportedly said Sunday that if Iran doesn't sign a deal, "the whole country is going to get blown up," with its bridges and power plants being targeted.
US is ‘pretty far behind where they started’ the war on Iran
Daniel Benaim says the US missed the early off-ramps to declare victory over Iran.
Nicaragua President calls Trump mentally unstable over Mid-East war against Iran
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has a fraught relationship with Washington.
US veterans arrested in Capitol during protest against the war on Iran
US veterans were arrested while staging a protest in the US Capitol building in opposition to the war on Iran.
US oil refiners reap windfall from Iran war
Soaring fuel prices and access to cheap North American crude oil put American refiners in pole position
Live: Fate of Iran peace talks uncertain as ceasefire deadline approaches
Iran is yet to formally outline whether it has decided to send a negotiating team, with Tehran stating many of the US's positions are "unrealistic". Follow live.
‘Everyone must calm down’, Macron urges as US-Iran talks near
French President Emmanuel Macron said that “everyone must calm down” and maintain the US-Israel-Iran-Lebanon ceasefire.
US Air Force says key Iran warplane, the A-10 Warthog, will live on to 2030
WASHINGTON, April 20 - The U.S. Air Force secretary extended the life of the A-10 \"Warthog\" attack plane until 2030, sparing the aging but beloved close air support aircraft that has played an important role in Iran from an earlier retirement deadline of 2026.
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