Evening Wire: Trump Extends Ceasefire & Nasal Spray for the Brain? | 4.21.26

April 21, 2026

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President Trump announced Tuesday he is extending the ceasefire with Iran, giving the fractured regime more time to present a unified proposal. The decision came after Pakistani negotiators asked the U.S. to hold off on military action. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. remains "ready and able" in all other respects and "will therefore extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded one way or the other." He also called on Iranian leaders to release eight women facing execution as a show of goodwill, writing that he would "greatly appreciate the release of these women" and adding "please do them no harm." The women were reportedly arrested during anti-regime protests, and human rights groups say Tehran has held sham trials and carried out hundreds of executions after detaining more than 50,000 prisoners.

Separately, the War Department released video of American troops boarding a sanctioned Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. The vessel left Sri Lanka Saturday bound for Singapore. Pentagon officials said the boarding was carried out without incident, declaring in a statement that "international waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels" and that the U.S. "will continue to deny illicit actors freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain."

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1 (00:18) **Ceasefire Extended, Iranian Tanker Boarded** – Trump extends the ceasefire to give Iranian leaders time for a unified proposal, while the Pentagon releases video of US troops boarding a sanctioned Iranian oil tanker.
2 (01:57) **Senator Murphy Criticized for "Awesome" Comment on Iranian Ships** – Democrat Senator Chris Murphy faces backlash for an X post about Iranian ships bypassing the US blockade, which he later claimed was sarcastic.
3 (02:38) **DHS Cash Crisis Nears as Emergency Funds Run Out** – Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen warns DHS will run out of emergency funds by May, with only one paycheck left for ICE and Homeland Security officers.
4 (04:04) **Kevin Warsh Faces Tough Confirmation Hearing for Fed Chair** – The former Fed Governor is questioned on monetary policy, undisclosed assets, and his relationship with the Trump administration.
5 (06:30) **Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Investigation** – Trump's Labor Secretary steps down as an inspector general probe examines allegations of misconduct, including taxpayer-funded travel and an extramarital affair.
6 (07:08) **Apple CEO Tim Cook to Step Down in September** – Cook will be replaced by senior hardware engineering VP John Ternus, a longtime Apple employee who worked under Steve Jobs.
7 (07:48) **Amazon Relists "The Camp of the Saints" After Backlash** – The 1973 novel, critical of mass immigration, was removed for offensive content but relisted following public outcry.

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President Trump extends the ceasefire – and the blockade, Trump calls on Iran to free a group of women set for execution, and a Democrat senator is being called a traitor for what he says is sarcasm. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.

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