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US President Donald Trump said he will extend the ceasefire with Iran until talks between the two countries have progressed.

He also said the blockade of Iranian ports will also continue until Tehran presents a "unified proposal”.

The status of the US-Iran talks had been unclear with the current ceasefire previously due to expire this week.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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Today, Olly Robbins the sacked former Foreign Office chief, says number 10 had a “dismissive” attitude to the vetting of Lord Mandelson.

Robbins told MPs when he took over the role there was "already a very very strong expectation" from No 10 that Mandelson "needed to be in post and in America as quickly as possible". Downing Street has denied showing a "dismissive" approach to the vetting, and says Robbins made an "error of judgement".

So where does this leave the Prime Minister? Adam and Chris discuss.

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00:00 It's Chris's birthday!

01:40 Who is Sir Olly Robbins?

03:36 What did he say today?

09:13 How much pressure was being put on the foreign office?

15:48 What evidence is there?

21:29 The revelation about Matthew Doyle

26:22 What happened at today's debate in parliament?

Donald Trump has said he will extend the ceasefire with Iran, which was due to end shortly, until talks between the two countries have progressed. The US President said the naval blockade of Iran’s ports would continue.

Mr Trump said he was agreeing to the ceasefire extension at the the request of Pakistan, which has been mediating between the US and Iran. He wrote on social media: "Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so ... we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal.".

The ceasefire extension followed suggestions that the US and Iran would resume peace talks in Pakistan shortly. However the status of those talks remains unclear.

Reeta Chakrababarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith in Washington and Lyse Doucet in Tehran.

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Iran remains undecided on sending a delegation to travel to Pakistan for a new round of talks with the US, a foreign ministry spokesperson told the BBC.

The country's foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei expressed concern regarding the US's naval blockade of its ports and said the negotiating party had shown a "lack of seriousness, lack of good faith".

The status of the US-Iran talks had been unclear with the current ceasefire previously due to expire this week.

US Vice President JD Vance did not depart for Islamabad as expected on Tuesday, remaining in Washington.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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The UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is under intense scrutiny over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, in 2024. Lord Mandelson - a veteran member of the Labour party - was dismissed after less than a year in the job, over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson has denied any wrongdoing.

On Monday, Keir Starmer was heckled by members of parliament, as he accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately withholding the fact that Lord Mandelson had initially failed his security vetting. On Tuesday, Sir Olly Robbins - who was sacked as the top senior civil servant at the Foreign Office last week - said his department faced "constant pressure" from the prime minister's office, to formally approve Mandelson's appointment.

Opposition figures, including the Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch, have called for Prime Minister Starmer to resign.

The BBC's UK political correspondent Rob Watson tells us that there is a growing consensus in Westminster that Mr Starmer will not lead the Labour party into the next general election.

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The ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to end on Wednesday. US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan to hold further peace talks with Iranian officials.

Sources told CNN that a second round of talks between the US and Iranian delegations is currently planned for Wednesday.

However Tehran hasn’t confirmed it will send a delegation for talks in Islamabad.

We speak to the BBC’s Pakistan correspondent, Carrie Davies, to ask how the country became a trusted intermediary between the parties in this conflict, and whether it can use this moment to increase its influence on the world stage.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:01 How did Pakistan emerge as the host for peace talks?

05:25 Who does President Trump trust?

08:35 Pakistan takes centre stage in US-Iran peace talks

09:35 The US-Iran ceasefire

16:00 The importance of sectarianism in the US-Iran conflict

19:50 Why does the US trust Pakistan?

22:22 What does Pakistan have to gain from this?

Iran's parliamentary speaker said that Tehran is preparing "new cards on the battlefield" if fighting with the US resumes.

A ceasefire between the two countries is due to expire on Wednesday and US President Donald Trump said an extension is "highly unlikely”.

US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday, but Tehran hasn’t confirmed it will send a delegation for talks in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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Apple has named John Ternus as its new chief executive to replace Tim Cook who is stepping down after 15 years of leading the technology giant.

Ternus, currently the head of hardware engineering who has been at Apple for 25 years, will take over on 1 September and Cook will become executive chairman.

Cook has been chief executive of Apple since 2011 after co-founder Steve Jobs resigned for health reasons, shortly before his death.

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The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been reached with Tehran, US President Donald Trump has said, amid continuing uncertainty over whether fresh talks to end the war will take place.

The blockade, which began a week ago, is "absolutely destroying Iran", Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, adding his country was winning the conflict "by a lot".

His comments come with the temporary US-Iran ceasefire set to end on Wednesday, but with no certainty over whether a second round of peace talks will go ahead in Pakistan.

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Matt Chorley interviews Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips about the King's visit to the United States as well as controversy surrounding Prime Minister Keir Starmer in relation to Peter Mandelson's appointment as British Ambassador to the United States.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.

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