PM Shehbaz asks Trump to extend deadline for two weeks; requests Iran to open Hormuz for corresponding period

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to extend a deadline for two weeks that he had set for Iran to make a deal with Washington and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. PM Shehbaz’s appeal came hours before Trump’s 8pm ET deadline was about to end, with the US president having warned of wider bombing on Iranian infrastructure if Tehran fails to meet the deadline. On Monday, Trump renewed his threat to Iran, saying “a whole civilisation will die tonight”, as Iran...