Sasha Barbagat

Welcome to this breaking news episode of The Briefing.

Donald Trump has announced the ceasefire between the US and Iran will be extended.

In a post to Truth Social, the US president said mediator nation Pakistan had made the request to push out the deadline as Iran puts together a unified proposal.

Trump says the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue as well until this proposal is submitted by Iran.

The country has, however, issued a call to the UN for a condemnation of the US seizing one of its ships over the weekend, saying it constitutes a breach of international law and their fragile ceasefire.

The US has already defended the move, saying the ship tried to evade the naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.

Now, as always, this situation continues to evolve and you can keep up to date on all the latest developments with us here at The Briefing with episodes every day at 6am and 4pm.

And we also post breaking news updates to our socials at The Briefing Podcast on Instagram.

I'm Sasha Barbagat.

I'm Helen Smith.

See you next time.

A listener production.

Hey, Helen, hopes of ceasefire talks happening between the US and Iran are fading as Vice President J.D.

Vance's trip to Pakistan is called off, according to a US official.

Both countries have warned they are prepared to resume fighting if a new truce is not reached.

The current ceasefire is set to end tomorrow morning, our time.

However, US President Donald Trump has cautioned that he could change his mind at any minute, saying in a phone interview with CNBC that a deal could be reached, but also that the US military is ready to go if one isn't.

Yeah, this is exactly what we saw the other week.

I don't know if you saw this, Helen.

Joe Rogan, the podcaster, and Theo Vaughn, also a podcaster, they were both instrumental in helping get Donald Trump elected because of the huge platforms they have and the people they talk to.