U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was extending the Iran ceasefire “until such time as their proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he was acting at the request of Pakistan to hold off attacks until Iranian leaders and representatives could come up with what he called a unified proposal.
“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.
Earlier, Trump said the ceasefire would end “Wednesday evening Washington time,” though gave no specific time.
Pakistan’s information minister said the ceasefire will end at 4.50am Pakistani time on Wednesday morning. That would have been 7.50pm in Washington tonight, much sooner than Trump’s claim.
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Iran had informed Pakistan that it will not send a delegation to talks with the US, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
“Despite all the media hype and speculation by US officials, the Iranian negotiating team has, for various reasons, informed the American side, via Pakistan, that it will not attend talks on Wednesday in Islamabad,” Tasnim reported.
“For now, there is no prospect for participating in the talks,” the report said.
Written with agency reports
