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US-Iran peace talks highlights: No deadline on Iran plan amid Trump's truce extension; oil prices spike 4%
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- 7:13 AM IST, Apr 23Live blog closed
- 7:01 AM IST, Apr 23No deadline as Hormuz standoff deepens
- 6:58 AM IST, Apr 23Oil jumps 4% amid tensions with Iran
- 5:57 AM IST, Apr 23US Navy Secretary John Phelan steps down from post amid conflict
- 5:03 AM IST, Apr 22Iran slams US's ‘hypocritical’ stance even as Trump announces ceasefire
- 4:44 AM IST, Apr 22WH dismisses suggestion that Trump's posts on Truth Social impacted talks negatively
- 4:32 AM IST, Apr 22Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike
- 3:43 AM IST, Apr 22‘Breach of commitments, blockade’, says Iran, lashes out at US
- 3:07 AM IST, Apr 22US says no deadline for Iran's proposal, Trump will ultimately decide
- 2:59 AM IST, Apr 22White House says situation for Iran worsening every moment
- 2:31 AM IST, Apr 22Iran's public stance 'much different' from what they tell US, says White House
- 1:38 AM IST, Apr 22White House says Trump doesn't see Iran's vessels seizure as ceasefire breach
- 1:22 AM IST, Apr 22White House says Operation Economic Fury continues, Trump to set deadline on Iran proposal
- 12:59 AM IST, Apr 22Iran must turn over enriched uranium to US, says White House
- 12:17 AM IST, Apr 22United Airlines hikes fares 15-20% as jet fuel prices rise
- 12:08 AM IST, Apr 22Tehran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz
- 11:21 PM IST, Apr 22Tehran halted plans to execute 8 women upon my request, says Trump
- 10:45 PM IST, Apr 22Iran's speaker says US, Israel won't ‘achieve their goals through bullying’
- 10:30 PM IST, Apr 22Iran says Hormuz reopening 'not possible' amid US naval blockade
- 9:59 PM IST, Apr 22White House draws up NATO 'naughty and nice' list to assess allies over Iran war stance
- 9:52 PM IST, Apr 22Pakistan intensifies efforts to bring US and Iran back to negotiating table
- 9:35 PM IST, Apr 22Iran foreign ministry says 'appreciates' Pakistan's efforts to end war
- 9:18 PM IST, Apr 22Government says More than 62,000 housing units destroyed or damaged in Lebanon by Israeli attacks
- 9:09 PM IST, Apr 22Greece says it owned the Liberia-flagged ship attacked by Iran near Strait of Hormuz
- 8:57 PM IST, Apr 22Iran presidency spokesperson slams talk of divisions as ‘lies’
- 8:44 PM IST, Apr 22Iran says football team prepared to take part in World Cup in the US
- 8:39 PM IST, Apr 22French soldier wounded in Lebanon in Hezbollah firing dies
- 8:10 PM IST, Apr 22What Trump said on ‘36 to 72 hours’ timeline on peace talks with Iran?
- 7:52 PM IST, Apr 22Trump shares ‘good news’ on talks with Iran
- 7:25 PM IST, Apr 22India welcomes ceasefire extension in West Asia
- 6:58 PM IST, Apr 22Turkey, Pakistan discuss US-Iran peace talks update, says report
- 6:39 PM IST, Apr 22What Rajnath Singh said on Strait of Hormuz
- 6:16 PM IST, Apr 22Gold recovers after two-day drop as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
- 5:59 PM IST, Apr 22Germany halves 2026 growth forecast on Iran war fallout
- 5:44 PM IST, Apr 22India-bound ship among two vessels seized by IRGC, being taken to Iran
- 5:25 PM IST, Apr 22Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes, crayons
- 5:01 PM IST, Apr 22One of the ships seized by IRGC was heading to India
- 4:44 PM IST, Apr 22Why IRGC seized two ships in Strait of Hormuz
- 4:23 PM IST, Apr 22Iran war conflict could create systemic gas demand destruction, says top sector official
- 4:05 PM IST, Apr 22IRGC say they have 'seized' 2 ships attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz
- 3:34 PM IST, Apr 22Iran's envoy calls on Pak PM to discuss regional tensions
- 3:16 PM IST, Apr 22Pentagon seeks $75 billion for drones in record budget ask
- 2:45 PM IST, Apr 22IDF says airstrike killed 2 Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon after claim of ceasefire violation
- 2:23 PM IST, Apr 22Israel FM calls on Lebanon to 'work together' with Israel against Hezbollah
- 2:09 PM IST, Apr 22Three vessels hit by gunfire in Strait of Hormuz, crews safe
- 1:56 PM IST, Apr 22What Trump said announcing ceasefire
- 1:31 PM IST, Apr 22Cargo ship leaving Iran fired upon, stopped in water, says Maritime agency
- 1:16 PM IST, Apr 22UKMTO reports incident 8 Nautical Miles West of Iran
- 12:35 PM IST, Apr 22US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran attacks ship in Strait of Hormuz, complicating diplomatic efforts to resume talks
- 12:08 PM IST, Apr 22US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire, Blockade as Peace Talks Stumble
- 11:53 AM IST, Apr 22Iran sets lifting Hormuz blockade as precondition for talks, tensions prevail
- 11:35 AM IST, Apr 22US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran tankers go dark to sail past US blockade laden with oil
- 11:10 AM IST, Apr 22state media
- 11:03 AM IST, Apr 22Iran's fresh warning to Gulf nations amid tensions with US
- 10:47 AM IST, Apr 22US credits Pakistani leadership for shift in ceasefire strategy
- 10:16 AM IST, Apr 22Trump says US will extend ceasefire but continue its blockade of Iranian ports
- 10:03 AM IST, Apr 22Iran says Trump’s ceasefire extension is a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike
- 9:41 AM IST, Apr 22US Iran war LIVE updates: US treasury secretary doubles down on economic pressures on Iran
- 9:23 AM IST, Apr 22Trump Says US Caught Chinese ‘Gift’ for Iran, Testing Red Line
- 9:12 AM IST, Apr 22Trump extends ceasefire, says giving Iran time to negotiate
- 8:50 AM IST, Apr 22Tehran received signs indicating US ready to end naval blockade, says Iraian envoy to UN Iravani
- 8:40 AM IST, Apr 22Trump extends ceasefire with Iran pending unified peace proposal
- 8:32 AM IST, Apr 22US Iran war LIVE updates: JD Vance cancels Islamabad visit for Iran talks after ceasefire extension
- 8:14 AM IST, Apr 22US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran holds rallies including a ballistic missile launcher
- 8:00 AM IST, Apr 22Oil prices fall amid extension of ceasefire
- 7:46 AM IST, Apr 22Trump says Iran wants Hormuz open ‘so they can sell their oil’
- 7:43 AM IST, Apr 22Iran did not ask for ceasefire extension, says media
- 7:28 AM IST, Apr 22Trump extends ceasefire with Iran pending unified peace proposal
- 7:03 AM IST, Apr 22CENTCOM says ‘forces remain ready’
- 6:57 AM IST, Apr 22White House says Vance won't be travelling to Pakistan for talks
US Iran peace talks highlights: US President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance had been set to travel to Pakistan to resume talks with Iran, but White House official confirmed in a statement that the vice president’s trip would not take place on Tuesday....Read More
White House says Vance not be travelling to Pak
The White House said in a statement that in light of the president's announcement that he was extending the ceasefire and awaiting a proposal from Iran, Vice President JD Vance and the US negotiating delegation would not be travelling to Pakistan on Tuesday.
The White House did not offer any additional updates on the possibility of in-person meetings.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request while awaiting a "unified proposal" from Tehran, even as the US military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump extends ceasefire
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he will be extending the ceasefire with Iran upon request from Pakistan, the lead mediator in ongoing negotiations.
Trump said that Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir have urged him to hold off attacks on Iran until Tehran's leaders can come up with a “unified proposal”.
While the US President has announced the extension of ceasefire, he also said that the naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz will continue. “I have therefore 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 their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Iran urges release of commercial vessel Touska
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, has formally urged the global body to press the United States to immediately and unconditionally release the Iranian commercial vessel Touska, along with its crew and their families, as reported by Iranian state broadcaster Press TV.
In a letter sent on Tuesday to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the Security Council, Ambassador Iravani raised "urgent concern" over what he described as ongoing international law violations by the United States, including the deliberate targeting of Iranian commercial ships.
Iran did not request extension of ceasefire, says media
Iran didn’t request an extension of the ceasefire, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing unnamed sources. It also said the country won’t reopen the strait as long as the American naval blockade continues.
The developments marked the latest turn in the fraught back and forth between Washington and Tehran since the two sides announced a two-week truce on April 7. Since then, they have showed disagreement over the terms of an agreement and alternatively opened and closed Strait of Hormuz.
A previous round of talks after the original ceasefire was announced ended in failure, with US officials saying Iran wasn’t willing to accept limits on its nuclear program and Iranian officials arguing that the US had made a series of demands it would not meet.
