Here are Tuesday’s updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and talks:
■ The cease-fire between the United States and Iran will expire at 3 A.M. Israel time on Thursday, according to a Pakistani source involved in the talks.
■ Pakistan, which is mediating talks between Iran and the United States, urged both countries to extend the cease-fire.
■ Speaking to CNBC, U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not want to extend the cease-fire. “We’re going to end up with a great deal,” he told the network.
■ Iran has not yet decided whether to attend talks with the United States in Pakistan, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told Iranian state TV on Tuesday.
■ There were conflicting reports on the arrival of an Iranian delegation to Islamabad, where the talks are slated to take place, with Iran’s state media saying that no delegation had been sent to the Pakistani capital.
■ U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s planned departure to Islamabad for talks was put on hold after Iran failed to respond to U.S. positions, an American official told The New York Times. Vance was expected to attend the talks on Wednesday alongside Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
■ The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting Iranian missile and drone procurement networks in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.