STORY: :: White House says Trump wants a 'unified response' from Iran to U.S. proposals to end hostilities
:: Washington, D.C. / April 22, 2026
:: Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary
"This is a battle between the pragmatists and the hardliners in Iran right now. And the president wants a unified response. And so as we await that response, there's a ceasefire with the military and kinetic strikes. But Operation Economic Fury continues and the effective and successful naval blockade continues as well of ships and vessels that are moving to and from Iranian ports. // He's satisfied with that as we await their response. And we will see, the president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal, unlike some of the reporting I've seen today. Ultimately, the timeline will be dictated by the commander in chief and the president of the United States."
REPORTER: "The president is not setting a deadline with this ceasefire right now, but this war has already gone on longer than he said it would initially. How long should Americans be prepared for this war to go on?"
LEAVITT: "Well, look, I think President Trump ultimately will dictate the timeline, and he will do so when he feels is in the best interests of the United States and the American people."
Leavitt told reporters that Trump had not set a deadline for an end to the ceasefire extension he announced on Tuesday.
Earlier, Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" that Iran must agree to turn over its enriched uranium to the United States as part of negotiations to end the war.
