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,

The United States is weighing new military strikes on Iran, U.S. media outlets reported on Friday (May 22, 2026). The reports, from CBS and Axios, come just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not travel to attend his son’s wedding this weekend due to “circumstances on government” and his “love for the United States of America.”

Pakistan’s powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday as diplomacy around West Asia war gathered pace, with Iran weighing a new US peace proposal while warning that deep divisions still stand in the way of a deal.

A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday in coordination with United States to try to help secure a deal to end the war with Iran and resolve outstanding issues, a

Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Iran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.

A visit by Pakistan’s army chief Thursday was aimed at “reaching the point of officially announcing acceptance of the memorandum of understanding,” Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.

Fresh military strike planning by the Trump administration and Iran’s warning that talks remain distant have pushed West Asia tensions back to the brink.

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