Introduction U.S. President Donald Trump said he is “highly unlikely” to extend a temporary ceasefire with Iran if no broader deal is finalized by an April 22 deadline, setting a high-stakes tone for scheduled diplomatic talks in Pakistan [1]. The ceasefire, announced on April 7, is scheduled to expire on “Wednesday evening Washington time,” according to remarks made by the president in a phone interview with Bloomberg on Monday, April 20 [2]. The president’s statement introduces significant uncertainty ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad, which is seen as a final diplomatic effort to prevent a resumption…

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