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Pakistan Urges Trump to Extend Iran Deadline Amid Tensions

4/8/2026

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged U.S. President Donald Trump to extend a deadline on Iran by two weeks to allow diplomacy.
Iran is reviewing the request as indirect communications with the United States continue.
Trump's escalating rhetoric and threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps indicate a hardening stance.
The IRGC's warning about responses beyond the Middle East heightens concerns over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged U.S. President Donald Trump to extend a deadline on Iran by two weeks to allow diplomacy.
Iran is reviewing the request as indirect communications with the United States continue.
Trump's escalating rhetoric and threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps indicate a hardening stance.
The IRGC's warning about responses beyond the Middle East heightens concerns over the Strait of Hormuz.