Trump Says US in ‘Heated’ Iran Talks Amid Extension Request

An Iranian national flag at the site of a collapsed building following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7. — An Iranian national flag at the site of a collapsed building following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7.
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By Josh Wingrove, Skylar Woodhouse, Anthony Capaccio, and Courtney Subramanian

April 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM UTC

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April 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said he was in “heated negotiations” involving the war with Iran after Pakistan, in the role of mediator, asked for a two-week extension of his Tuesday deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“I can’t tell you, because right now we’re in heated negotiations,” Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox News when asked about the Pakistani request. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement earlier that Trump “has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come.”