The U.S. and Iran are weighing further negotiations to extend a two-week ceasefire as President Donald Trump presses ahead with a naval blockade to curb the Islamic Republic’s oil exports, a step aimed at extracting concessions in peace talks.
The objective is to hold fresh discussions before the truce announced April 7 expires next week, according to people familiar with the matter.
“We’ve been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal,” Trump said at the White House on Monday, hours after the U.S. Navy began implementing the blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to cut off vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas.
