The ceasefire with Iran is delayed until Tehran submits a unified proposal for a final diplomatic resolution of the conflict.
In a new development on the diplomatic front of tension with Iran, the president of the United States, Donald Trump announced an extension of the current ceasefire, linking its duration to the submission of a concrete proposal by Tehran for the next phase of negotiations. The move is in the context of a fragile negotiating process, where both sides are attempting to shape conditions for de-escalation while political and military pressures remain active in the backstage.
Rapid developments on the Iran war front are underway, as US President Donald Trump said tonight that he would extend the ceasefire with Iran until Tehran submits a proposal for a permanent end to the conflict.
Pending new proposal
“Given that Iran’s government is seriously divided, which is not surprising, and at the request of Field Marshal Asim Mounir and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, we have been asked to suspend our attack on Iran until its leaders and representatives present a unified proposal,” Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform.
He said he instructed U.S. armed forces “to continue the blockade and, at all other levels, to remain ready and able to act.” At the same time, he noted that the ceasefire, which was due to expire in the next few hours, “will be extended until a proposal is submitted and negotiations are concluded, one way or another.”
In a parallel development, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Irawani, in remarks to reporters, said the US had “informally” indicated to the Iranians that it would soon lift the naval blockade, demanded by Tehran, to return to negotiations in Islamabad.
Iran’s position
“The US naval blockade is a violation of the ceasefire. We have told them that you must lift this blockade. We have indications that they are ready to lift it. Once they do, I think the next round of negotiations will start in Islamabad,” he asserted, before the US president, however, announced the suspension of the ceasefire.
“If they want to sit at the table and talk about finding a political solution, they will find us ready again. If they again choose to continue the war, they will again find us ready,” he added.
Meanwhile, a top Iranian official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said Iran could join talks with the US in Pakistan if Washington abandons its tactics of pressure and threats.
The official said Pakistan, which has taken on the role of mediator, was continuing its efforts to persuade the US to lift the naval blockade and release the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, which US armed forces rescued on Sunday.
He accused Washington of “raising new obstacles every day instead of resolving differences” in order to end the war.
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