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Iran war live: Signs of progress amid efforts to reach US-Iran peace deal 

21 May 2026
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This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

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By Lyndal Rowlands and Zaid Sabah

Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026

  • Iran’s ISNA news agency says mediated discussions between Tehran and Washington are ongoing, with the two sides exchanging messages and draft texts in an effort to establish a formal framework for an agreement to end the conflict.
  • Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Tehran reports that Pakistani officials are engaged in “intense mediation activity”, while a senior Iranian official said a deal was close, though a second Iranian source said it was too early to say whether a final agreement could be reached.

 

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