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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire 60 days and ease Hormuz shipping.
28 May 2026
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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire 60 days and ease Hormuz shipping123
On 28-29 May negotiators reportedly agreed to extend the US-Iran ceasefire by 60 days and ease limits on Hormuz shipping, pending Trump's approval; Iran disputed the framing.
- Ceasefire between the US and Iran took effect in early April 2026
- On 28-29 May 2026 Reuters-sourced reports said negotiators reached a deal to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, pending Trump's approval
- Terms reported: unrestricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its blockade of Iranian ports; Axios's draft had no tolls and Iran removing mines
- Iran's Fars News disputed the framing, saying transits would return to pre-war levels, not free navigation
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International
Pakistan-brokered two-week US-Iran ceasefire begins; Islamabad talks end without deal4567
A two-week US-Iran ceasefire, mediated by Pakistan, was announced by Donald Trump on 7 April and confirmed by Iran on 8 April. US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliament speaker Ghalibaf led talks in Islamabad from 11 April that produced no deal, and the US kept up a blockade on Iranian ports. Trump extended the ceasefire on 21 April.
- Ceasefire announced 7 April 2026 (US time) by Trump; Iran confirmed on 8 April; conditional on reopening Hormuz and pausing strikes
- Brokered by Pakistan; dispute over whether Lebanon is covered
- Islamabad talks began 11 April: US team led by JD Vance with Witkoff and Kushner; Iran led by Ghalibaf with Araghchi
- Talks failed to produce a deal; sticking points included frozen assets and energy sanctions
- On 21 April Trump extended the ceasefire at Pakistan's request and kept the blockade of Iranian ports
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