Trump extends Iran ceasefire: can a deal be made? – The Latest

特朗普延长伊朗停火协议:能否达成协议?——最新消息

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2026-04-22

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Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the US ceasefire with Iran after talks looked increasingly uncertain between both sides. Trump said he would ‘extend the ceasefire until such time as [Iran’s] proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other’. The US blockade remains, as does the closure of the strait of Hormuz by Iran, which seized two ships on Wednesday. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour – watch on YouTube. Read Patrick’s analysis here.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • And actually, the reality is that I think he 's realised that the price of full-scale aerial action

  • It is significant they 're now starting to seize ships because they need to ram home to the Americans,

  • that he 's undertaken in the past is too high and he wants to find a peace settlement.

  • that they feel they 're winning this war, or at least they 're not losing this war.

  • So he's slightly switching mode and trying to think about different ways to put pressure on the Iranians.

  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it is back on the attack in the Strait of Hormuz, facing a blockade from the Americans.

  • And I think also there is more and more evidence about what's going to happen in the midterm elections.

  • They have attacked three cargo ships this morning.

  • I know this will seem a long way away, but it 's starting to bake in a bit about how many seats they might lose in the Senate

  • We 're in a very difficult position where neither side wants to back down,

  • and how many they might lose in the Congress.

  • but neither side really wants to go for all-out war.