The United States said on Wednesday it has not made any formal request to extend the temporary ceasefire with Iran. This ceasefire declared on April 7 is going to end next Tuesday.
What did the White House press secretary say?
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said there were some false reports this morning that we had made a formal request to extend the ceasefire. This is not true at this time. We are fully engaged in these talks. You’ve heard this week from the Vice President (JD Vance) and the President (Donald Trump) that these conversations are yielding results and continuing and that’s where we are right now. We see hope for a compromise. The President had also mentioned this in his interview yesterday. It is in Iran’s interest to accept the demands of the President (Trump). I believe that he has made his conditions clear to the other side in these talks. We will see further which direction the talks go.
When asked where the next peace talks would take place, Leavitt said the next meeting would most likely be held where the last one took place. Pakistan is the only mediator in this conversation, while many countries of the world are offering help. The President believes that it is important to take this dialogue forward through Pakistan and hence this process is ongoing.