Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Amid Stalled Talks and Domestic Turbulence
President Trump unilaterally extends the two-week Iran ceasefire until Tehran submits a peace proposal, with Iran’s leadership divided on how to respond and skeptical of the move, complicating any restart of talks. In the US, Virginia voters approved new congressional maps that could help Democrats in November, while the administration weighs resettling up to 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The briefing also highlights a mass MS-13 trial in El Salvador and other brief geopolitical and domestic stories.