Trump Extends Iran Truce, Maintains Blockade as Talks Falter
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Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran until all talks are concluded, and also directed the military to maintain its blockade of the country’s shipping. Vice President JD Vance called off his trip to Islamabad for negotiations, the AP reported. The US said it boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in its campaign to disrupt Iran’s network of flows. Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi called the maritime restrictions “an act of war.”