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World · 21 April 2026

US and Iran send mixed signals before ceasefire expires

US and Iran send mixed signals before ceasefire expires

UK fuel prices hang on what happens in the next 36 hours. Vice President JD Vance is expected to fly to Islamabad today for a second round of talks, and Iranian sources told CNN a delegation is also heading there, but Iran's state media denies it and the foreign ministry says it has no plans. Donald Trump told Bloomberg the ceasefire expires Wednesday evening Washington time and extension is highly unlikely.

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