WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will extend the ceasefire with Iran as the current two-week truce is set to expire on Wednesday night.
"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The U.S. president said he will "extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other." (U.S.-Iran-Ceasefire)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Tuesday that Tehran's decision not to take part in the second round of talks with the United States in Pakistan on Wednesday is "definitive."
It added the Pakistani mediator has been informed of Iran's decision, which has been made aiming to completely protect the Iranian people's rights. (Iran-U.S.-Talks)
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BEIRUT -- Hezbollah said it launched rockets and attack drones at an Israeli artillery position in the settlement of Kfar Giladi on Tuesday evening, marking an escalation despite an ongoing ceasefire.
The group said in a statement that the attack targeted the source of recent Israeli artillery fire toward the Lebanese town of Yahmar al-Shaqif, describing the strike as a response to what it called repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire since it took effect, including attacks on civilians and destruction of homes in southern Lebanon. (Lebanon-Israel-Ceasefire)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of War said Tuesday that its forces had boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude.
Ship-tracking data showed the vessel located in the Indian Ocean, between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
"Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani" in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, the Pentagon said on social media platform X. (U.S.-Iran-Oil tanker)
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SEOUL -- South Korea on Tuesday expressed regret over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of its annual spring festival.
Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement that the government expresses deep disappointment and regret over the fact that Japan's responsible leaders once again sent offerings to and paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine, which glorifies Japan's war of aggression and enshrines war criminals. (South Korea-Japan-Regret) ■
