Published on: 04/21/2026 - 03:53 Last updated: 04/22/2026 - 03:32
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will extend the ceasefire with Iran until an Iranian proposal is presented and the negotiations end. In Lebanon, the Israeli army said on Tuesday that it bombed a Hezbollah site in the south of the country, in response to the firing of missiles against its soldiers deployed in the region. This coincides with French President Emmanuel Macron’s reception of Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris. Return to the events of April 21, 2026.
Axios: Trump is considering extending an exemption to facilitate the shipping of oil in America
Axios reported on Wednesday, citing US officials, that President Donald Trump is considering extending an exemption from the Jones Act that allows cargo ships flying foreign flags to transport fuel and other goods between local ports.
Trump canceled the Jones Act restrictions for 60 days starting March 17, hoping that this move would help curb rising fuel prices caused by the Iran war, by increasing shipments from the Gulf Coast in the United States to other coastal markets in the country.
CNN: Washington's ambassador to Israel, Huckabee, will be part of the American delegation in direct talks between Israel and Lebanon.
US crude futures rise by more than a dollar to 90.70 d/b despite America’s extension of the ceasefire with Iran
Iran calls on the United Nations to condemn Washington's detention of a ship belonging to it
Iran on Tuesday asked the United Nations to condemn the United States' seizure of the Iranian cargo ship "Tosca" on Monday, considering it a "piracy" operation in a "clear violation" of the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.
White House official: Visit of US Vice President J. De Vance to Pakistan will not take place today
Iran's top joint military command warns of a "strong attack" on pre-identified targets in light of repeated threats from Trump
The Prime Minister of Pakistan welcomes the extension of the ceasefire between America and Iran
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for accepting Islamabad's request to extend the ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran, to allow room for ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Sharif said in a post on the X website, "I sincerely hope that the two parties will continue to adhere to the ceasefire, and that they will be able to conclude a comprehensive peace agreement during the second round of talks scheduled to be held in Islamabad, with the aim of ending the conflict permanently."
Trump had announced an extension of the ceasefire to allow more time for negotiations, until Iran presents its proposal.
Iranian agency: If America wants to maintain the specter of war, it must consider the Strait of Hormuz virtually completely closed
Iranian agency: Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the blockade remains in place, and if necessary, it will break the blockade by force.
Iranian agency: The continuation of the naval blockade constitutes a continuation of hostilities
Iranian official: Trump's extension of the truce is a "maneuver to buy time" to launch a surprise attack
An advisor to Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, head of the Islamic Shura Council and Iran's chief negotiator, said on Tuesday that extending the ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump is a "maneuver to buy time" in order to launch a surprise attack.
Qalibaf's advisor stated in a post on the X platform that the continuation of the American blockade on Iranian ports "is no different from bombing and must be responded to militarily."
Trump extends the ceasefire to give Iran more time to negotiate
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the extension of the ceasefire with Tehran in order to allow more time for negotiations, but added that he would maintain the US blockade on Iranian ports. Trump wrote on his "Truth Social" platform that he would extend the ceasefire until Iran presented a proposal to end the war, but noted that he had issued "directives to the army to continue the blockade" imposed by the United States on Iranian ports.
Trump extends the ceasefire until an Iranian proposal is presented
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will extend the ceasefire with Iran until an Iranian proposal is presented and the negotiations are completed. Trump stated in a post on the Truth Social platform that his decision came at the request of Pakistan to postpone the attacks so that Iranian leaders and representatives could reach what he called a unified proposal.
Trump: I directed our armed forces to continue the siege and to remain ready and able to move
Trump: We will extend the ceasefire until Iran presents its proposal and the discussions end one way or another
Trump: We were asked to stop our attack on Iran
Hezbollah fires on Israel and indicates a violation of the truce
Lebanese Hezbollah said it fired missiles and drones into northern Israel on Tuesday, and accused the Israeli army of violating a ceasefire ahead of US-brokered talks between the governments of Israel and Lebanon this week. The Israeli army said earlier that the Iranian-backed group fired several missiles at its forces in southern Lebanon today, describing this as a “flagrant violation” of the ceasefire agreement. It is not yet clear whether the two incidents are identical.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatens to eliminate the oil production of the Gulf states if an attack is launched from their territories
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened on Tuesday to target oil production in the Middle East if the Islamic Republic was attacked from the territory of neighboring Gulf states. Fars Agency quoted the Commander of the Aerospace Force in the Revolutionary Guard, Majeed Mousavi, as saying, “Our southern neighbors must realize that if their lands and facilities are used to serve the enemies in attacking the Iranian people, then they must bid farewell to oil production in the Middle East.”
France 24/ Agencies
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