US-Iran War News LIVE: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf with Pakistan’s Army Chief Syed Asim Munir in Tehran on May 23, 2026.
US-Iran War News LIVE: Top Iranian negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday vowed ‘crushing response’ if US President Donald Trump resumes war. He also said that Iran has ‘rebuilt’ its armed forces during the ceasefire with Iran that came into effect on April 8. met Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir in Tehran on Saturday amid intensified diplomatic efforts to secure a US-Iran peace deal, Iranian state media reported. Munir also met with other top leaders of Iran, including President Masoud Pezeshkian in the presence of Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi during his visit to Iran….Read More
Iran Guards navy of Saturday said 25 ships have passed through the Strait Of Hormuz in the last 24 hours after taking permission from Iran.
Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday as diplomacy around the Middle East war gathered pace, with Iran weighing a new US peace proposal while warning that deep divisions still stand in the way of a deal.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei cautioned that the visit did not mean “we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation.”
The disagreements between Iran and the United States remained “deep and extensive”, he added, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.
Rubio reports ‘slight progress’
The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, while Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said the two sides’ differences were deep and significant.
What’s Iran latest offer to US?
Iran’s offer, submitted to the US earlier this week, reportedly largely repeats terms Trump had previously rejected, including demands for control of the Strait of Hormuz, compensation for war damage, the lifting of sanctions, the release of frozen assets, and the withdrawal of US troops.
Is Strait of Hormuz open?
Although the temporary ceasefire on April 9 stopped active combat, it has not led to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – the strategic waterway that normally handles about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could “trigger a severe global food price crisis” in the months ahead. The future of the Strait of Hormuz remains one of the major obstacles in negotiations, with growing fears that the global economy could face further strain as pre-war oil reserves diminish.
Israel-Lebanon
Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the war with rocket fire at Israel after Iran’s supreme leader was killed in US-Israeli strikes. Since an April 17 truce, Israel has continued strikes, demolitions and evacuation orders in south Lebanon, saying it is targeting Hezbollah, which has also kept up attacks.
Late Friday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Israel carried out five airstrikes in the east of the country near the Syrian border, targeting the Nabi Sreij area outside the town of Brital.
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May 23, 2026 6:39:35 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US redirected 100 Iranian ships in Hormuz so far
US-Iran war news LIVE: The US has so far redirected 100 Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command said on Saturday. “American forces began implementing the blockade April 13 against commercial ships entering and exiting Iranian ports, in accordance with a presidential proclamation,” it said. It further added that over the past six weeks, more than 15,000 soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen have redirected 100 vessels, disabled four, and allowed 26 humanitarian aid ships to pass.
May 23, 2026 6:25:17 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran says Tehran will not compromise in talks with US
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its national rights, state television reported.
A regional mediation push led by Pakistan aims to narrow differences between Iran and the U.S. after weeks of war that have left the vital waterway of the Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping despite a nervous ceasefire, upending global energy markets.
Iranian state media reported that Munir had also met President Masoud Pezeshkian in the presence of Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, with whom he had two meetings, before flying out.
The talks reportedly centred on a 14-point document proposed by Iran, which it considers the main framework for the discussions, and messages exchanged between the two sides.
Qalibaf said Iran would pursue its “legitimate rights”, both on the battlefield and through diplomacy, but added that it could not trust “a party that has no honesty at all”, an allegation Iran has made several times before.
He said Iran’s armed forces had rebuilt their capabilities during the ceasefire and that, if the United States “foolishly restarts the war”, the consequences would be “more forceful and bitter” than at the start of the conflict.
via Reuters
May 23, 2026 5:54:38 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Israel warns of imminent strikes on 10 Lebanese villages
US-Iran war news LIVE: Israel warned the residents of 10 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately to avoid planned air strikes against alleged Hezbollah targets.
“In light of the terrorist Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is compelled to act forcefully against it. The IDF does not intend to harm you,” military spokesman Avichay Adraee said.
“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the villages and towns by a distance of no less than 1,000 meters into open areas.”
The communities listed by Adraee in a social media post cover a large area of southern Lebanon, and lie on both the north and south banks of the Litani river.
Hezbollah and Israel accuse each other on a daily basis of violating the truce that came into effect on April 17.
At least ten people, including six rescue workers and a girl, were killed Friday in a series of Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
According to the Israeli military, these strikes targeted Hezbollah fighters travelling by motorcycle and weapons-manufacturing infrastructure.
via AFP
May 23, 2026 5:03:45 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran says armed forces ‘rebuilt’ in ceasefire
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday said Iran has ‘rebuilt’ its armed forces during the ceasefire with the US that came into effect from April 8.
May 23, 2026 5:02:29 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran vows ‘crushing’ response if Trump resumes war
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday vowed ‘crushing’ response if Trump resumes war. “Our armed forces have rebuilt themselves during the ceasefire period in such a way that if Trump commits another act of folly and restarts the war, it will certainly be more crushing and bitter for the United States than on the first day of the war,” he posted on social media,” Ghalibaf said in a post on social media.
May 23, 2026 4:17:26 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s top negotiator Ghalibaf meets Pakistani Army Chief, Iran’s state media says
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Galibaf met Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir in Tehran as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts over regional tensions, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
Munir also held meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in the presence of Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi during his visit to Iran.
via Reuters
May 23, 2026 3:48:25 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US arms sales to Taiwan unrelated to Iran war, says report
US-Iran war news LIVE: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need to have enough arms for the conflict.
Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has been waiting for the U.S. to approve an arms sale that Reuters reported could be worth up to $14 billion.
U.S. President Donald Trump sowed uncertainty in Taipei by saying, after meeting China’s President Xi Jinping this month, that he was undecided on whether to approve the package.
On Thursday, acting U.S. Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing that there was a pause on arms sales to Taiwan to make sure the U.S. had the munitions needed for the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran.
The source familiar with the matter noted that Trump has said he would decide on the Taiwan arms sales soon.
“These sales take years to process and are unrelated to Operation Epic Fury,” the source said, referring to the war the U.S. and Israel launched in February. “The United States military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and stockpiles to serve all of President Trump’s strategic goals and beyond.”
The U.S. is bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself, and has said since Trump met Xi that its policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged.
via Reuters
May 23, 2026 3:17:34 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Hajj pilgrim numbers surpass 2025 arrivals despite war in the region
US-Iran war news LIVE: Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite the war in the Middle East.
The conflict triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February saw Tehran order waves of strikes on targets in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, prompting widespread air traffic disruptions and causing travel costs to surge.
Major Gulf airlines in the UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain have worked to quickly restore much of their operational capacity after weeks of airspace closures and flight cancellations.
Despite the complications, pilgrims have continued to flock to Saudi Arabia to participate in this year’s hajj.
“The total number of pilgrims arriving from abroad has reached 1,518,153,” Saleh Al-Murabba, the commander of Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Passport Forces, told a press conference late Friday.
These figures are expected to rise further over the next two days as pilgrims continue to arrive from abroad ahead of the formal rituals that mark the beginning of the hajj on Monday.
Last year, the total number of pilgrims at the hajj reached 1,673,320, including 1,506,576 from outside Saudi Arabia.
via AFP
May 23, 2026 3:15:41 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran FM speaks to Omani counterpart
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi spoke to Omani counterpart, Badr Albusaidi, on Saturday over phone amid intensified regional diplomacy aimed at reducing tensions and securing a possible peace agreement between Iran and the United States, according to the Iranian semiofficial Tasnim news agency.
According to the Tasnim news agency, the discussions took place during a flurry of diplomatic activity continuing from Friday evening into Saturday morning.
The news report said the foreign ministers discussed “the latest regional developments and the ongoing diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation of tensions and end the war, exchanging views and opinions.”
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, with the two sides exchanging views on the security situation in West Asia.
The talks, which continued late into Friday night, included discussions on the ongoing Iran conflict, reported Tasnim News Agency.
According to the news report, both sides also discussed the latest diplomatic efforts and initiatives aimed at preventing further escalation of tensions in the region. The discussion additionally focused on issues related to stability and security across West Asia.
via ANI
May 23, 2026 2:59:18 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: 25 ships passed through Hormuz after permission, says IRGC
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran Guards have said that 25 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz after obtaining permission from Iran in the last 24 hours, Fars news reported.
via Reuters
May 23, 2026 2:30:21 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Only way out of war is to secure demands of Iranian people, says Iran official
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s Defence Ministry spokesperson Reza Talaei-Nik on Saturday said that the United States must accept Iran’s demands to avoid further escalation, warning that continued confrontation would result in “further losses” for Washington and its allies, according to the Iranian state media Tasnim news agency.
According to the Iranian news agency, Talaei-Nik said, “The only way out of the third imposed war for the American-Zionist enemy, on both the battlefield and in diplomacy, is to secure the demands of the Iranian people.”
He further warned that Washington’s refusal to recognise Iran’s “rights” would lead to further setbacks for US President Donald Trump and the broader American position in the region.
” While accepting Iran’s proposal, Trump should also be mindful of preventing further losses and costs in the continuation of the war for the American people and the international community,” he added.
via ANI
May 23, 2026 1:44:30 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pak Army chief Munir and Iran FM Araghchi hold talks in Tehran to end West Asia conflict
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan’s Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has held talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to end the West Asia conflict and establish lasting peace in the region, the Iranian government said on Saturday.
Munir flew to Tehran on Friday for a crucial visit to expedite efforts for a peace deal between the US and Iran, said the Pakistan Army, adding that the visit was “part of ongoing mediation efforts”.
Munir was received in Tehran by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi — believed to be close to Munir — was already in Tehran and engaging in talks with top Iranian officials when the field marshal arrived, according to the Army.
May 23, 2026 1:25:28 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US’ ‘excessive demands’ blocking truce, say Iran
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told AntOnio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, that Washington’s “excessive demands” are the main obstacle to ongoing peace negotiations, Al Jazeera reported.
Araghchi, in a telephonic conversation with Guterres, said the US had repeatedly undermined diplomacy through broken promises, contradictory positions, and military aggression, but Iran is engaging in the truce talks.
Guterres rejected the use of force against any state’s sovereignty and called for diplomacy to restore stability in the region, according to Al Jazeera’s sources.
May 23, 2026 12:46:33 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US touts ‘slight progress’ as deal with Iran remains in limbo
US-Iran war news LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was “slight progress” in mediated negotiations with Iran, as the prospect of a deal to turn a fragile ceasefire into a lasting peace agreement remains uncertain.
“I don’t want to exaggerate it, but there’s been a little bit of movement, and that’s good,” Rubio said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden, on Friday.
Tehran is considering the latest proposal submitted by the US through Pakistan, but has given no indication of when it will formally respond. The status of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial conduit for global energy supplies, and Iran’s nuclear program remain major sticking points.
Iran’s ambassador to France, Mohammad Amin-Nejad, told Bloomberg on Wednesday his country is discussing with Oman some form of a permanent toll system in the strait, something the US has said is unacceptable.
May 23, 2026 12:24:13 PM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan Army Chief, Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi discuss West Asia conflict, says Iranian Media
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, with the two sides exchanging views on the security situation in West Asia.
The talks, which continued late into Friday night, included discussions on the ongoing Iran conflict, reported Tasnim News Agency.
According to the report, both sides also discussed the latest diplomatic efforts and initiatives aimed at preventing further escalation of tensions in the region. The discussion additionally focused on issues related to stability and security across West Asia.
As diplomatic engagement continues amid heightened tensions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Washington’s “excessive demands” remain the primary obstacle to ongoing peace negotiations, Al Jazeera reported.
May 23, 2026 11:28:09 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran slams US for ‘obstructionism’ as third round of UN nuclear talks end in deadlock
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran on Saturday accused the United States and its allies of ‘obstructionism’ after the third round of talks on the nuclear proliferation treaty (NPT) torpedoed at the United Nations, with the delegates failing to adopt a final document amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran over the latter’s nuclear program.
The remarks were shared by the Permanent Mission of Iran to the UN after the third round of the NPT Review Conference ended in a deadlock.
In a post on X, it said, “U.S. Excessive Demands Push the NPT into Free Fall. The NPT Review Conference failed for the third consecutive time due to obstructionism by the United States and its allies. Iran’s warning: Without nuclear disarmament, no future can be envisaged for the NPT.”
May 23, 2026 11:20:44 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran weighs peace proposal, accuses US of ‘excessive demands’
US-Iran war news LIVE: Tehran accused the United States of “excessive demands”, Iranian media said on Saturday, as US media reports raised the prospect that Washington was mulling new strikes and leaders of the Islamic republic considered the latest peace proposal.
Pakistan’s powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday to bolster mediation and US President Donald Trump abruptly changed his plans to skip his son’s wedding to stay in Washington due to “circumstances pertaining to government”, fuelling speculation that the situation had entered a sensitive stage.
Trump has described the stop-start negotiations this week as teetering on the “borderline” between renewed attacks and a deal to end the war, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and led to competing blockades around the strategic Strait of Hormuz that have roiled the global economy.
May 23, 2026 11:09:09 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan army chief held talks with Iran’s foreign minister in Tehran, state media says
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan army chief, Asim Munir, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran on Friday as Islamabad steps up diplomatic efforts to help mediate between Iran and the United States, Iran’s state media reported on Saturday.
Both sides exchanged views on the latest diplomatic initiatives aimed at preventing further escalation and ending the Iran war in talks that lasted late into the night, the report said.
May 23, 2026 10:24:43 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Arab nations seek Iran war accord as ceasefire remains fragile
US-Iran war news LIVE: Several Arab nations joined Pakistan in trying to push for a resolution to the Iran war as they urged President Donald Trump to allow more time for negotiations.
While there were some indications of progress in talks to end the conflict, Axios and CBS News reported that Trump was preparing for a possible fresh round of strikes, although he hadn’t made a final decision.
Iran warned that any new attacks by the US or Israel would extend the war to “new regional fronts,” the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing a military source.
One of the countries in the region, the United Arab Emirates, joined Qatar and Saudi Arabia in appeals to Trump, according to several people familiar with the matter.
And earlier Friday, the favored interlocutor between the US and Iran, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran.
Munir was welcomed by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, according to the military’s press wing. He is expected to take part in discussions that will cover US-Iran negotiations, said a Pakistani security official familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. (Bloomberg)
May 23, 2026 10:19:32 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Arab nations seek Iran war accord as ceasefire remains fragile
US-Iran war news LIVE: Several Arab nations joined Pakistan in trying to push for a resolution to the Iran war as they urged President Donald Trump to allow more time for negotiations.
While there were some indications of progress in talks to end the conflict, Axios and CBS News reported that Trump was preparing for a possible fresh round of strikes, although he hadn’t made a final decision.
Iran warned that any new attacks by the US or Israel would extend the war to “new regional fronts,” the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing a military source.
One of the countries in the region, the United Arab Emirates, joined Qatar and Saudi Arabia in appeals to Trump, according to several people familiar with the matter.
And earlier Friday, the favored interlocutor between the US and Iran, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran.
Munir was welcomed by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, according to the military’s press wing. He is expected to take part in discussions that will cover US-Iran negotiations, said a Pakistani security official familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. (Bloomberg)
May 23, 2026 10:04:21 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Canada asks to block Israeli arms firms amid Gaza war concerns
US-Iran war news LIVE: Canadian human rights groups want Israeli defence firms Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries barred from attending Ottawa’s CANSEC arms fair, citing alleged links to weapons used in Gaza.
May 23, 2026 9:52:11 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: It will be over with soon, says Trump on conflict
US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump, speaking on the US Iran war, said it will be “over with soon”, Reuters news agency reported.
May 23, 2026 9:37:28 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran embassy drops striking x-ray visual depicting Netanyahu behind Trump’s wheel of thoughts
May 23, 2026 9:08:54 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: India raises diesel, gasoline prices for third time in 8 days
US-Iran war news LIVE: India’s state-run refiners raised retail prices again of diesel and gasoline on Saturday to help processors cut losses on discounted sales and to control a spike in demand.
Prices of both fuels rose by nearly 1%, or less than 1 rupee, with gasoline now sold at 99.51 rupees ($1.0399) and diesel at 92.49 rupees per liter in New Delhi, according to the website of Indian Oil Corp., the country’s largest fuel retailer. Prices vary across India due to local taxes.
Smaller peers Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. too raised prices in the same range.
The South Asian nation has been hit hard by the Middle East conflict because of its heavy reliance on energy supplies shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway effectively blocked since the Iran war began in February. (Bloonmberg)
May 23, 2026 8:44:36 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US mulls new strikes on Iran, says report
US-Iran war news LIVE: The reports, from CBS and Axios, come just hours after US President Donald Trump said he would not travel to attend his son’s wedding this weekend due to “circumstances pertaining to government” and his “love for the United States of America.”
Trump said that it was “important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time.”
Both Axios and CBS said that a final decision on new strikes hasn’t been made.
Negotiations are said to be ongoing, with Pakistan — which is mediating between the US and Iran — sending its military chief to Tehran in an attempt to seal a deal.
The White House did not comment on the reports when AFP inquired about them.
CBS said that a White House spokesperson, Anna Kelly, told them that “the President has been clear about the consequences if Iran fails to make a deal.”
May 23, 2026 8:44:02 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US preparing for fresh strikes on Iran even as talks continued, says report
US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday (local time) was preparing for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran, sources with direct knowledge of the planning told CBS News.
No final decision on strikes had been reached, the sources told CBS News.
Several members of the US military and intelligence community are said to have cancelled their plans for the Memorial Day weekend after the news of probable strikes.
As per CBS News, Trump had planned to spend Memorial Day weekend at his golf property in New Jersey but will now return to the White House, as per CBS News.
Trump on Friday (local time) said that he will be missing his son Donald Trump Jr’s wedding owing to oozing twists and turns in the international community.
May 23, 2026 8:22:18 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: US’ ‘excessive demands’ blocking truce, says Iran
US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told AntOnio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, that Washington’s “excessive demands” are the main obstacle to ongoing peace negotiations, Al Jazeera reported.
Araghchi, in a telephonic conversation with Guterres, said the US had repeatedly undermined diplomacy through broken promises, contradictory positions, and military aggression, but Iran is engaging in the truce talks.
May 23, 2026 8:19:51 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan army chief in Tehran as Iran weighs US peace offer
US-Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday, as diplomacy to end the Middle East war gathered pace and Iran considered the latest peace proposal even as US media reported Washington was potentially considering new strikes on the Islamic republic.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei cautioned that the visit did not mean “we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation” with “deep and extensive” disagreements remaining, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had earlier voiced hope of progress toward ending the war, which began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran and has led to competing blockades around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, roiling the global economy and pushing up energy prices.
May 23, 2026 8:07:43 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Trump ‘seriously considering’ fresh strikes on Iran, says report
US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” launching new strikes against Iran barring a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations, Axios reported citing sources who have spoken directly with the president.
Trump met with his senior national security team on Friday morning, two US officials told Axios.
May 23, 2026 8:06:11 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Third hike for petrol, diesel in India amid Iran-US war
US-Iran war news LIVE: State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday raised petrol and diesel prices by nearly ₹1 per litre each — the third hike in eight days — taking cumulative increases to almost ₹5 per litre, even as international Brent crude fell 5.5% from the level at the time of the first hike on May 15.
May 23, 2026 7:58:00 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Rubio reports ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks as Pakistan renews efforts to mediate a peace deal
US-Iran war news LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “slight progress” has been made during talks with Iran. Rubio made the comment Friday as Pakistan’s army chief traveled to Tehran in a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal and uncertainty loomed over whether war will resume. The secretary of state’s remark comes days after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off on a military strike against the Islamic Republic because negotiations were underway. Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran does not make a deal.
May 23, 2026 7:48:49 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: Arab nations seek Iran War accord as ceasefire remains fragile
US-Iran war news LIVE: Several Arab nations joined Pakistan in trying to push for a resolution to the Iran war as they urged President Donald Trump to allow more time for negotiations.
While there were some indications of progress in talks to end the conflict, Axios and CBS News reported that Trump was preparing for a possible fresh round of strikes, although he hadn’t made a final decision.
Iran warned that any new attacks by the US or Israel would extend the war to “new regional fronts,” the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing a military source.
One of the countries in the region, the United Arab Emirates, joined Qatar and Saudi Arabia in appeals to Trump, according to several people familiar with the matter.
And earlier Friday, the favored interlocutor between the US and Iran, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran.
Munir was welcomed by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, according to the military’s press wing. He is expected to take part in discussions that will cover US-Iran negotiations, said a Pakistani security official familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. (Bloomberg)
May 23, 2026 7:45:11 AM IST
US-Iran war news LIVE: UN nuclear summit ends in deadlock amid Iran concerns
US-Iran war news LIVE: UN member states failed to reach an agreement after four weeks of talks on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament at the UN in New York. Conference president Do Hung Viet said there was no consensus on the substantive issues, so the final document would not be adopted.
The discussions focused on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), signed by 191 countries, which limits nuclear weapons to China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. A draft text stressed that Iran must “never” develop nuclear weapons.
Besides the five recognised nuclear powers, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea also possess nuclear weapons. According to SIPRI, the US and Russia together hold about 90% of the world’s 12,241 nuclear warheads as of January 2025.
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