US and Iran Deadlocked Over Hormuz After Trump Extends Truce

A guided-missile destroyer patrols the Arabian Sea near a cargo ship, in a photo released by the US Navy, on April 15. — A guided-missile destroyer patrols the Arabian Sea near a cargo ship, in a photo released by the US Navy, on April 15.
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By Eltaf Najafizada, Weilun Soon, and Omar Tamo

April 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC

Updated on

April 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM UTC

The US and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with both sides using blocks to the waterway to gain leverage during an extended ceasefire.

President Donald Trump said the truce agreed April 7 would stay in place indefinitely while Washington waits for Iran to submit a new peace proposal, though Tehran says it has no plans to take part in negotiations imminently. Vice President JD Vance had been prepared to fly to Islamabad on Tuesday to resume discussions, before it became clear Iran would not send its own delegation.