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Last Updated:April 15, 2026, 17:38 IST
With the ceasefire set to expire next week, mediators are pushing for an extension as differences persist over nuclear activity, shipping routes and war damages.
An Iranian flag flutters near a residential building damaged by a strike on March 4, in Tehran, Iran. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Mediators working to broker a truce between the United States and Iran moved a step closer on Wednesday to extending the ceasefire, as negotiations resumed to salvage the fragile agreement before it expires next week.
Ahead of the two-week ceasefire’s expiry on April 22, mediators are attempting to work out a compromise on three key sticking points that derailed direct talks last weekend.
A regional official involved in the mediation efforts told the Associated Press that the United States and Iran had given an “in principle agreement" to extend the truce to allow more time for diplomacy.
The official added that efforts are underway to resolve differences over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages, even as the US blockade on Iranian ports and renewed Iranian threats continue to imperil the week-old agreement.
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April 15, 2026, 17:32 IST
News world US, Iran Agree In Principle To Extend Ceasefire As Mediators Push To Salvage Truce
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