US Extends Ceasefire with Iran, Demands Joint Proposal Before Talks

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a unilateral extension of the ongoing ceasefire with Iran, but also ordered the continuation of the naval blockade on Iranian ports as before. He said that Iran will have to first present a "united proposal" to move the talks forward. Trump has taken this decision when he was ready to hold a second round of peace talks with Iran in Islamabad but Iran did not agree. Iran says that there is no point in talks until the US lifts its blockade of Hormuz. The question is what happens next? Is the ceasefire indefinite? President Trump has said that he decided to extend the ceasefire with Iran so that the government there can have time to make a joint proposal for talks. He has not given any timeframe for the ceasefire this time as last time. This time, however, Trump also said that the government of Iran should tell him "in no uncertain terms," according to three Iranian officials.