As of April 22, 2026, the Middle East conflict has transitioned into a state of “uncertain calm.” Following the collapse of the second round of peace talks in Islamabad—where neither the Iranian nor the American delegations arrived—President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire. Trump cited an appeal from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir as the reason for the pause. However, he accompanied the announcement with a sharp critique, claiming that the Iranian government is “gravely divided” between hardliners (IRGC) and moderates (President Pezeshkian), and that the pause is intended to give them time to present a unified proposal.
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