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Trump extends Iran ceasefire, orders continued US blockade, says regime 'seriously fractured'
foxnews.com ^ | April 21, 2026 | Greg Norman-Diamond, Emma Bussey, Efrat Lachter, Robert McGreevy and Madison Colombo

Posted on 04/21/2026 1:42:27 PM PDT by V_TWIN

The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue, and the ceasefire with Iran will be extended, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, citing "serious fractures” within the Iranian regime.

“Based on the fact that the government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so, and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our attack on the country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,” Trump said in a post shared on Truth Social.

“I have therefore directed our military to continue the blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” he added.

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To: Alberta's Child

LOL!!!


121 posted on 04/21/2026 2:35:37 PM PDT by Enterprise (Dear President Trump: With Iran, if you're going to shoot - shoot. Don't talk. )
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To: mewzilla

Exactly, Trump really doesn’t want to bomb Iran back into the stone age, he wants what most of the world wants: regime change. The more damage we do against the public infrastructure (bridges & power plants) the more we risk turning those Iranians (and there are many) against us when they are currently on our side. I trust Trump and his team, they’ve pulled off some miracles already, and if they manage to successfully get a regime change....


122 posted on 04/21/2026 2:35:47 PM PDT by aklurker
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To: Midwesterner53

No. Every day that we blockade their ports is one day closer to all their oil wells shutting down because they don’t have anywhere to store the oil. THAT is the ticking time bomb that the IRGC has to negotiate with.


123 posted on 04/21/2026 2:35:58 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: chickenlips

LOL !

Unfortunately, true.

I’m just glad the war didn’t restart.


124 posted on 04/21/2026 2:36:25 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Anschluss now !)
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To: Fledermaus

That’s it. Living in pretense. Such a waste


125 posted on 04/21/2026 2:36:50 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Sirius Lee

The only ones who are hurt by the delay are the IRGC folks because with the blockade in place they’ve got nowhere for their oil to be stored. Their wells will have to shut down in, I think, about a week if this isn’t resolved by then. And in the meantime they’ve got no money to pay their henchmen with.


126 posted on 04/21/2026 2:37:53 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: V_TWIN

So, now it’s an open-ended ceasefire? Bad idea.
Of course, the whole notion of a ceasefire with these assholes is ridiculous.
They view an interruption in hostilities as an opportunity to restock, re-arm, regroup, and plan new strategies.
We need to keep killin’ them. Let them head off to their eternal reward...virgins and all.


127 posted on 04/21/2026 2:37:57 PM PDT by PubliusMM (a)
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To: V_TWIN

The Iranians are beating Trump at the Art of the Deal.


128 posted on 04/21/2026 2:38:01 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Fury

Hey, you and I agree on something! High-five!


129 posted on 04/21/2026 2:39:02 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: wardaddy

Some are accusing Trump of chickening out. So, the reintroduction of carrier USS Gerald R. Ford into the fray an example of chickening out? It was supposed to be in for repairs for months, and is back after one month. Doesn’t sound like chicken to me. Sounds more like honey badger don’t care.


130 posted on 04/21/2026 2:39:06 PM PDT by Enterprise (Dear President Trump: With Iran, if you're going to shoot - shoot. Don't talk. )
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To: Midwesterner53

Yeah, right.

And blowing the shit out of a country and probably killing thousands of civilians is just peachy ain’t it?

You’re a dolt.


131 posted on 04/21/2026 2:39:10 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: stanne

And one last thing I would add is even though most of the world would like to see regime change, there’s alot of those same folks who just want to see Trump fail and are doing all they can through words and actions to work against him.


132 posted on 04/21/2026 2:39:18 PM PDT by aklurker
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To: stanne
A typo is a typo.

Maybe. Have you calmed down? Are you going to be okay?

Try giving a good argument as to what Trump is actually afraid of.

You are not qualified to decide what constitutes a good argument. Nor have you presented one. I won’t hold my breath for a logical, coherent palaver from you.

133 posted on 04/21/2026 2:39:21 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: JayGalt
Patience will accomplish the end goal

Patience is our ENEMY's game.

The muzzies have a saying Saturday first, then Sunday.

Translation is Jews first, then Christians.

134 posted on 04/21/2026 2:39:27 PM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: Sirius Lee

Blech. Stop talking to me.


135 posted on 04/21/2026 2:40:25 PM PDT by stanne
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To: V_TWIN
He must be seeing something that, when covertly pressured from us externally, and internal Iran forces, will yield the desired end results without the need to put our people in harms way, and without the devastating humanitarian fallout that the next step would produce.

Why shoot a blind man in the face when you can flank him and smash his heels?

136 posted on 04/21/2026 2:40:53 PM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: aklurker

“ there’s alot of those same folks who just want to see Trump fail and are doing all they can through words and actions to work against him.”

Quite so. Yes.


137 posted on 04/21/2026 2:41:03 PM PDT by stanne
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To: butterdezillion
The only ones who are hurt by the delay are the IRGC folks because with the blockade in place they’ve got nowhere for their oil to be stored.

We'll see won't we. I don't think the IRGC will fold. I think they need to be killed to a man.

138 posted on 04/21/2026 2:41:04 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Reverend Wright

LOL!!! Thanks for the update!


139 posted on 04/21/2026 2:41:05 PM PDT by Enterprise (Dear President Trump: With Iran, if you're going to shoot - shoot. Don't talk. )
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To: V_TWIN

It took 10 years to negotiate peace with Germany after WWII.


140 posted on 04/21/2026 2:41:13 PM PDT by bray (Thank God for Israel)
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