US-Israel-Iran conflict: Trump extends ceasefire; Latest updates

UK welcomes ceasefire extension, calls for full Hormuz reopening without tolls

UK Foreign Secretary and Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford & Knottingley Yvette Cooper said Britain welcomes the ceasefire extension and wants to see negotiations restart, leading to a comprehensive settlement and the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz “without restrictions or tolls.”

She warned that any return to hostilities “would be a major setback for the region, the global economy and cost-of-living.”

The UK welcomes the ceasefire extension. We want to see negotiations restart, a comprehensive settlement and full reopening of the Strait without restrictions or tolls.

Any return to hostilities would be a major setback for the region, the global economy and cost-of-living.
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) April 22, 2026

Pakistan’s PM Sharif thanks Trump for ceasefire extension, says second round of talks set for Islamabad

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked President Trump for extending the ceasefire on behalf of himself and Field Marshal Asim Munir, saying it allows diplomatic efforts to continue.

He said Pakistan will maintain its role in pursuing a negotiated settlement and expressed hope that both sides will observe the ceasefire and “conclude a comprehensive Peace Deal during the second round of talks scheduled at Islamabad.”

On my personal behalf and on behalf of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, I sincerely thank President Trump for graciously accepting our request to extend the ceasefire to allow ongoing diplomatic efforts to take their course.

With the trust and confidence reposed in, Pakistan…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 21, 2026

Trump says Iran is ‘collapsing financially,’ losing $500 million a day from Hormuz closure

US President Donald Trump said Iran is “collapsing financially” and desperate to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the country is “losing 500 Million Dollars a day.”

He said Iran’s military and police are “complaining that they are not getting paid.”

Trump says Iran secretly wants Hormuz open to recoup $500M daily losses, vows to maintain blockade until deal

US President Donald Trump said Iran does not actually want the Strait of Hormuz closed but only claims so to “save face” because the US has it “totally BLOCKADED.”

He said Iran wants the strait reopened to recover $500 million in daily losses and that he was approached four days ago with a message that “Iran wants to open up the Strait, immediately.”

Trump said lifting the blockade without a deal is not an option, warning that otherwise “we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included.”

Iran’s Araghchi calls US blockade and ship seizure acts of war, vows to resist

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the US blockade of Iranian ports “an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire,” adding that striking a commercial vessel and taking its crew hostage is “an even greater violation.”

He said Iran “knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying.”

Blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire.
Striking a commercial vessel and taking its crew hostage is an even greater violation.

Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 21, 2026

Trump extends ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request, says Iran’s government is ‘seriously fractured’

US President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran following a request from Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Trump said Iran’s government is “seriously fractured” and that its leaders need time to produce a unified proposal.

He said the US military has been directed to maintain the naval blockade and remain in a state of readiness, with the ceasefire extended until discussions are concluded “one way or the other.”