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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.

And until then, we'll quote, extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted.

The last-minute extension came at Pakistan's request. On Monday, the man leading Tehran's delegation,

Mohamed Bahar Galibov, accused Trump of turning the negotiating table into a, quote, table of surrender,

and that Iran has, quote, new cards on the battlefield

it's prepared to reveal.

But on the ground in Iran's capital, people remain divided on whether Iran should negotiate

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