Three U.S. officials informed Axios that President Trump is offering Iran's conflicting factions a limited timeframe of several days to agree on a unified counter-proposal; otherwise, the ceasefire declared on Tuesday will be terminated.
Sen. Lindsey Graham stated that he had a call with President Trump and Pete Hegseth discussing the Iran conflict, during which they decided to maintain and potentially expand the economic blockade on Iran until the regime demonstrates a commitment to change its behavior. Graham praised the move as the best opportunity since 1979 to alter Iran's actions through diplomatic pressure.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced on Wednesday that the sanctions waiver for Russian and Iranian oil at sea has been extended for 30 days, following requests from about 10 countries facing oil shortages due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Mahmoud Nabavian, a member of Iran's parliament, stated that Iran has sold all its oil at sea at double the price during the conflict and currently has no oil remaining at sea.
IRIB: Iran has not announced an official position on President Trump’s ceasefire extension claim, saying reports of Tehran’s formal agreement are inaccurate and no statement has been issued by Iranian officials.
