Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz. Jeff Bennett is away. On the news hour tonight, President Trump

extends the ceasefire with Iran and keeps the naval blockade in place, while the two sides remain

far apart on terms for ending the war. President Trump's pick to head the Federal Reserve faces a roadblock to

Senate confirmation, a standoff over a multi-billion dollar building renovation. And we examine

the growing divide on reproductive rights between men and women, especially among younger generations.

It's really easy to get caught up in seeing all these horrible things, the attack on access

to contraceptives, abortion.

However, it's important that we stay empowered and we stay loud and we voice these issues. Welcome to the News Hour.

President Trump said late today he would extend the ceasefire with Iran as negotiations over a next round of talks seems to be at an impasse.

Mr. Trump said Pakistani mediators asked him to extend the truce.

Vice President Vance was supposed to lead a delegation back to Islamabad to meet the Iranians

and discuss ending the war that the U.S. and Israel launched nearly two months ago.

Our White House correspondent Liz Landers begins our coverage.

In Pakistan's capital, the stage was set for a second round of peace talks.

Clear skies, but a cloud of uncertainty loomed. Today, Vice President J.D. Vans

unexpectedly put his trip on hold and remained in Washington through the afternoon.

Pakistani officials said they had expected top negotiators from Iran, too, though they never confirmed.

So far, no delegation from Iran has gone to Islamabad.

On Iranian state TV today, news anchors reiterated messaging that Iran won't show up to the table.

It's been just over a week since the previous round of talks in Islamabad ended without a deal.

These latest talks appeared to have unraveled ahead of a fast-approaching deadline for the ceasefire to expire.

But this afternoon, President Trump announced the U.S. is giving Iran more time to come up with a, quote, unified proposal.

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