- President Trump's press secretary Caroline Levitt states there is no set deadline for the Iran ceasefire extension.
- Iranian President Mosul Pezeshkian cites U.S. port blockades and broken commitments as barriers to talks.
- Israel and Lebanon to hold second round of U.S.-mediated n
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