The truce expires on the evening of April 22, Washington time, the head of the White House said.
The day before this, negotiations between the US and Iranian delegations are due to take place in Pakistan. According to Trump, US Vice President J.D. Vance is leaving for Islamabad today.
Trump stressed that he was not going to rush into concluding a “bad agreement.” “We have all the time in the world,” said the US President.
He also indicated that the US military will block the Strait of Hormuz until the parties finally agree on an agreement.
The president said a meeting with Iran to discuss peace terms could benefit everyone. He said that he would be happy to take part in the negotiations personally, but does not consider it necessary.
Asked if he expected hostilities to resume immediately thereafter if no agreement was reached, Trump said: “If there is no agreement, I certainly expect that.”
Iran is studying the US proposal conveyed during the visit of Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, he added. The details of the proposal are unknown, the media notes.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai said on April 20 that Tehran refuses to negotiate with Washington. He said the reason was that the United States violated the agreement even at the stage of its implementation, writes Al Jazeera.
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Against the backdrop of the US and Israeli war against Iran since March 1 Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has almost stoppedwhich led to a sharp rising oil prices.
After Trump's threats about the “death of an entire civilization,” on April 7, the parties agreed to a two-week truce: during this time, the United States will not strike Iran, and Tehran will open the Strait of Hormuz.
On April 11, US and Iranian delegations held talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, but they failed to conclude an agreement. After this, on April 12, Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the US Navy.
April 17 head of the White House reportedthat Iran has pledged to “never close the Strait of Hormuz again.” On April 18, Tehran announced that the United States was not complying with the agreement and again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
