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Iran latest: Pakistan asks Trump for extension as key deadline approaches Pakistan, which has emerged as a key mediator between the U.S. and Iran, said that "diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future." "To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture," the Asian nation’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X. "We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region," he added. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that Iran had halted all direct talks with the U.S. following Trump’s latest threat, though negotiations via mediators were still ongoing.