Trump extends Iran ceasefire, claims interception of ‘gift from China’

US President Donald Trump announced a last-minute extension of the ceasefire with Iran following a mediation request from Pakistan’s top leadership, even as he appeared to suggest that American forces had inthorercepted a potentially lethal “gift from China” to Tehran. Describing the Iranian government “seriously fractured”, Trump said on social media that he agreed to hold off military operations against Iran at the behest of Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz...