Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo April 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan's ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Shehbaz ⁠Sharif said on ​Sunday that he spoke ‌with Iran's President ‌Masoud Pezeshkian ⁠about ⁠the conflict in the Gulf.

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the U.S. will continue peace talks with Iranian representatives in Pakistan on Monday — even as he continued to threaten striking civilian infrastructure in the region.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, as authorities urged residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (9.84 ft) were expected.

Donald Trump says after the Iranian ship ignored warnings, "our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom". The US has released footage of the attack.

President Trump says peace talks to end the US-Iran war will resume on Monday. The announcement came amid heightened tensions during the two-week ceasefire. Hours later, Iran's official news agency said its negotiators would not take part.

President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran, raising hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday, even as Washington and Tehran remain in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire ⁠between ⁠the United States and Iran might not hold after ⁠the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Iran vowed to ​retaliate.

The news threw into question President Trump 's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. A fragile ceasefire is set to expire by Wednesday.