Strait blockade stays as US seizes vessel said to be carrying ammunition for Iran; Beijing denies role and talks face fresh doubt.

Donald Trump announced the dispatch of a US delegation to Islamabad for new talks with Tehran, which refuses to confirm its participation.

Uncertainty hangs over a second round of peace talks in Islamabad as both sides escalate rhetoric and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed

Vance cancelled his visit to Pakistan for peace talks on Tuesday.

Iran has not yet responded to Trump's announcement of the ceasefire extension.

Strait blockade stays as US seizes vessel said to be carrying ammunition for Iran; Beijing denies role and talks face fresh doubt.

The US president rejects extending truce as Tehran warns of response and negotiators head to Islamabad

Trump's announcement came after an expected trip by Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan for a peace talks with Iranian officials was put on hold.

The blockade of ports on Iran's coast in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place, the US president said on Tuesday, while the US military will 'in all other respects, remain…

US president boasts about Iranian blockade despite maritime intelligence reports saying dozens of vessels have evaded US warships

The announcement came either two hours or a full day, depending on which Trump statement you believe, before the expiration of the two-week halt in attacks.

The extension comes hours after Trump threatened more bombing and that the US military is 'raring to go'

The US president says the naval blockade of the country's ports will also be extended for this period

US president’s ceasefire extension followed by threats to ‘blow up’ rest of Iran, as Tehran refuses to join peace talks while Hormuz blockade continues.

President changed his tune at request of Pakistan’s leaders, though he said military blockade of Iranian ports will continue

The ceasefire extension leaves Tehran, already under economic pressure, in a position that will be hard to sustain over the long term. The risk of renewed escalation remains high.

Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the US ceasefire with Iran after talks looked increasingly uncertain between both sides. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic…

The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump's ceasefire extension.

Despite Pakistan’s suggestion peace talks could takes place as soon as Friday, Iran warns none can take place while US maintains its blockade

Iranian president says blockade, threats ‘main obstacles’ to negotiations; and Iran reopens its airspace with some China flights to resume.