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Trump will respond soon to Pakistan’s deadline extension proposal, White House says

By Jacob Magid 7 April 2026, 10:56 pm
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US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

US President Donald Trump has been made aware of the request by Pakistani mediators to push back his 8 p.m. Eastern Time deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.

“A response will come,” she adds in a statement.

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