Trump extends the ceasefire: “We were asked to delay our attack on Iran”

A few hours before the expiration of President Trump’s deadline and against the background of reports that Iran will not send a delegation to Pakistan, the President ordered this evening (Tuesday) to extend the ceasefire. “We have been asked to delay our attack on Iran until such time as its leaders and representatives can present a unified proposal,” he said.

The president added that the US army will continue the siege, and that it will continue to be ready for an attack. The ceasefire will be extended, according to him, at the request of the prime minister and the commander of the Pakistani army. The media in Iran emphasized that the leadership in Iran has not yet approved or rejected Trump’s announcement and an announcement is expected to be published soon.

Vice President JD Vance was scheduled to fly to Pakistan for negotiations. Last night the Americans received an indication that the Iranians were supposed to arrive in Islamabad, but in the morning this situation changed and Vance’s flight was canceled and he continued to wait for hours for an Iranian answer that had not yet arrived.

President Trump’s full message: “Based on the fact that the Iranian government is severely divided, and at the request of Pakistan Army Commander Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, we were asked to delay our attack on Iran until such time as its leaders and representatives could present a unified proposal. Therefore, I ordered our army to continue the siege, and in all other aspects to remain ready and capable, and therefore also to extend the ceasefire until the time when their proposal is submitted and the discussions are completed. One way or another.”