Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely while blockade remains

President Trump announced on April 21, 2026 that the U.S. ceasefire with Iran would continue indefinitely — beyond the original expiration date — until Iran's government submitted a unified negotiating proposal. Trump cited Tehran's "seriously fractured" leadership, pointing to divisions between Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf's negotiating team and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect throughout. Iran's parliament speaker advisor called the extension a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.