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

21 May 2026

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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