Iran live updates: Trump announces he's extending ceasefire

The ceasefire announced earlier this month was set to expire on April 22.

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Last updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 9:49PM GMT
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan earlier this month failed to reach a peace deal. On Tuesday, Trump announced he is extending the ceasefire and continuing the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."

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Hezbollah and Israel accuse the other of violating ceasefire

The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at Israeli forces on Tuesday for the first time since a 10-day truce took effect Friday "in response to the blatant and documented violations" by Israel.

The alleged violations included "attacks on civilians and the destruction of their homes and villages in southern Lebanon," Hezbollah said in a statement.

Women mourn during a mass funeral procession for Hezbollah fighters killed before the ceasefire in the war with Israel in the village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Women mourn during a mass funeral procession for Hezbollah fighters killed before the ceasefire in the war with Israel in the village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

The Israel Defense Forces said it responded by striking Hezbollah's rocket launcher.

"The launches constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement," the IDF said.

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Trump announces he's extending ceasefire

President Donald Trump announced he is continuing the blockade and will "extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."

The U.S. will "hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump said in a post on social media.

This comes hours after Trump told CNBC he did not want to extend the ceasefire and threatened continued bombing. He also said Iran had no choice but to accept a deal.

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5:57 PM GMT

Iran says no final decision on Pakistan ceasefire talks yet, blaming US 'contradictory messages'

No final decision has been made on whether Iran will attend the Pakistan ceasefire talks, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, said on Tuesday.

"It is not due to indecision," he added, but rather due to "contradictory messages, inconsistent behavior, and unacceptable actions by the American side," he said in a phone interview on Iranian state TV.

"From the very outset, we have faced violations of the ceasefire by the opposing side, including measures such as a naval blockade," Baqaei said, adding that Iran will pursue a diplomatic track "whenever it determines that such a path serves its national interests."

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1:38 PM GMT

US forces board Iran-linked vessel in Indo-Pacific region

United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said in a post to X on Tuesday that American forces interdicted and boarded an Iran-linked cargo vessel overnight.

"U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility," the command said.

"We will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran -- anywhere they operate," the command's statement said."International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels."

INDOPACOM posted video footage of the boarding operation, which showed helicopter-borne U.S. forces rappelling onto the deck of the Tifani.