US and Iran Deadlocked Over Hormuz After Trump Extends Truce

US President Donald Trump indefinitely extended a ceasefire with Iran after the two sides failed to meet for more peace talks, with the war developing into a game of brinkmanship over the critical Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said Pakistan, the main mediator between the warring sides, asked the US to hold off on a threatened resumption of airstrikes, after Tehran said it wouldn’t attend the planned negotiations in Islamabad. The truce announced on April 7 will stay in place until Iran submits a new proposal “and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” Trump said on Truth Social late Tuesday.