Trump says he will extend Iran ceasefire until negotiations conclude

Donald Trump says he will extend the ceasefire with Iran until talks between the two countries have progressed

The US president says the blockade of Iranian ports will also continue until Tehran presents a “unified proposal”

The status of the US-Iran talks had been unclear with the current ceasefire previously due to expire this week

Vice President JD Vance did not depart for Islamabad as expected on Tuesday, remaining in Washington, the White House has since told reporters he will now not be going

Iran too had not decided whether to send a delegation to Pakistan for talks with the US talks, a foreign ministry spokesperson told the BBC

With this ceasefire extension, Trump has bought himself more time and indicates he is increasingly interested in ending this conflict, our Washington correspondent writes