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Iran live updates: Trump says no 'time pressure' to secure deal, Americans should expect higher gas prices 'for a little while'

PHOTO: President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Health Care Affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, April 23, 2026.
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Video shows gunmen seizing commercial ships, Iran says
By David Brennan, Emily Shapiro, Leah Sarnoff, Nadine El-Bawab, Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: April 23, 2026, 10:39 PM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan earlier this month failed to reach a peace deal. On Tuesday, Trump announced he was extending the ceasefire and continuing the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."

Key Headlines

  • Trump says he has no 'time pressure' on deal
  • Talks between Israel, Lebanon to be held at the White House
  • Israel waiting for 'green light' from US to resume the war with Iran, Katz says
  • CENTCOM says 33 ships have been turned around in blockade
Here's how the news is developing.

Apr 23, 2026 10:39 PM

'We hope' no firing during Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Trump says

Moments after announcing an extended ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, President Donald Trump said "we hope" there's three weeks of "no firing" between the two countries.

"But they do have Hezbollah to think about, and we're going to be working with Lebanon to get things straightened out in that country," he said during surprise remarks from the Oval Office while flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

Trump also said he expects the president of Lebanon and the prime minister of Israel to come to the White House "over the next couple of weeks" while the ceasefire is in place, though he did not provide any specifics of such potential travel.

Trump expressed his hope that the Israel-Lebanon conflict will get "worked out simultaneously with what we're doing in Iran."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart, Isabella Murray and Emily Chang


Apr 23, 2026 9:44 PM

Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks

Israel and Lebanon will extend their ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump announced on social media.

"I look forward in the near future to hosting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun,” Trump wrote.

This comes after a second round of talks between Israel and Lebanon took place at the White House on Thursday.

Exactly one week ago, Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

-ABC News' Emily Chang


Apr 23, 2026 9:26 PM

Trump says he has no 'time pressure' on deal

PHOTO: President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Health Care Affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, April 23, 2026.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Health Care Affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, April 23, 2026.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images


President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that he is not facing any "time pressure" to secure a deal with Iran.

When asked how long he was willing to wait, Trump responded, "Don't rush me."

"I don't want to rush myself, you know, because every story says, 'Oh, Trump is under time pressure.' I'm not. No, no," Trump said. "You know who’s under time pressure? They are. Because if they don't get their oil moving, their whole oil infrastructure is going to explode. You know what that means, because they have no place to store it."

As for how long Americans should expect to pay higher gas prices, Trump said, "For a little while."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Emily Chang



Apr 23, 2026 7:07 PM

Talks between Israel, Lebanon to be held at the White House

Direct peace talks between Israel and Lebanon at the ambassador level will now be held at the White House, according to a U.S. official.

"President Trump will greet both representatives upon their arrival," according to a U.S. official.


Apr 23, 2026 12:07 PM

US boards Iran-linked tanker in the Indian Ocean

The Pentagon said in a post to X on Thursday that U.S. forces interdicted and boarded the M/T Majestic X tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight, a vessel it said was "transporting oil from Iran" as part of Tehran's illicit oil fleet.

The seizure is the second this week in the Indian Ocean. "We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the Pentagon said.

Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. We will continue global maritime enforcement to… pic.twitter.com/SWF6Jt9Ci4

— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) April 23, 2026

-ABC News' Luis Martinez


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