US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will extend the ceasefire with Iran as the current two-week truce is set to expire on Wednesday night.

美国总统特朗普21日表示将延长对伊朗停火协议，原定为期两周的停火将于“华盛顿时间22日晚”到期。

"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 wrote on Truth Social.

特朗普在"真实社交"平台发文称："鉴于伊朗政府目前处于严重分裂状态（这并不令人意外），且应巴基斯坦陆军参谋长阿西姆·穆尼尔元帅与总理夏巴兹·谢里夫的请求，我们已同意暂缓对伊朗发动军事打击，直至该国领导人及代表能提出统一方案。"

The US president said he will "extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."

特朗普表示将"延长停火期，直至伊方提交方案并且完成谈判，无论最终结果如何。"。

The US military will continue the blockade against Iran and "remain ready and able," Trump said.

他同时强调美军将继续对伊朗实施海上封锁，"保持战备状态"。

Trump said on Monday that it was "highly unlikely" for him to extend the truce, and on Tuesday morning he told US media that he doesn't want to do that, expecting the United States to "end up with a great deal" with Iran while threatening to bomb Iran again if no deal is reached.

值得注意的是，特朗普20日曾声称"极不可能"延长停火，21日早间还对美媒表示不愿延期，期待美伊能"达成重大协议"，同时威胁若协议未果将再度空袭伊朗。

US Vice President JD Vance, whose trip to Pakistan for talks with Iran has been put on hold, was at the White House for meetings on Tuesday, along with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, multiple media outlets reported.

据多家媒体报道，因赴巴基斯坦与伊方会谈行程推迟，美国副总统万斯21日现身白宫参与会议，与会者包括总统特使威特科夫及总统女婿库什纳。

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to join discussions over Washington's next steps, according to the reports.

国务卿鲁比奥与国防部长赫格塞思当日下午亦抵达白宫，共同商讨美方下一步行动。

The United States violated the ceasefire by starting a naval blockade of Iran's ports, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday on X.

伊朗外长阿拉格齐21日在X平台指责美方"通过启动对伊港口海上封锁破坏停火协议"。

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told state TV late Tuesday that Iran has not yet decided whether to join fresh peace talks since it was upset about what he called mixed messages from Washington.

伊外交部发言人巴加埃当晚向国家电视台表示，因不满华盛顿方面释放的矛盾信号，德黑兰尚未决定是否参与新一轮和谈。

"It is not out of indecisiveness, it is because we are facing contradictory messages and behaviors, and unacceptable actions from the American counterpart," Beghaei said.

巴加埃强调："这并非犹豫不决，而是因为美方言行不一且采取不可接受的行动。"

As US forces have intercepted and taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday and Iran has not yet announced its decision to send a negotiating team for talks, the prospect of an expected second round of US-Iran talks remains unclear, according to media reports.

据媒体报道，随着美军19日扣押一艘悬挂伊朗国旗的货船，加之伊朗尚未宣布派遣谈判代表团，外界预期中的美伊第二轮会谈前景仍不明朗。

expire /ɪkˈspaɪər/到期届满

fracture /ˈfræktʃər/破裂断裂

put on hold /pʊt ɒn hoʊld/暂停搁置

naval blockade /ˈneɪvəl blɑːˈkeɪd/海上封锁海军封锁

indecisiveness /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/犹豫不决优柔寡断

intercept /ˌɪntərˈsept/拦截截获

take custody of /teɪk ˈkʌstədi ʌv/扣押拘管

英语新闻丨特朗普宣布延长美国对伊朗停火协议