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Al Jazeera Live

By Lyndal Rowlands, Faisal Ali and Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Published On 23 May 2026

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  • Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Friday as efforts intensified to mediate a peace agreement between Iran and the United States, but Iranian officials have tempered hope for a quick deal.
  • Iran’s state media quoted the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman as saying that differences in mediated talks between Tehran and Washington are “deep and significant”.