Are US and Iran close to a war-ending agreement?

Middle East Eye · May 23, 2026 War

Are US and Iran close to a war-ending agreement? Officials from the United States, Iran and Pakistan have all expressed optimism in recent hours that a deal to end the war is nearing completion. Pakistan’s military - a key intermediary between Washington and Tehran - said negotiations over the past 24 hours had produced encouraging progress towards a final understanding, as army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir concluded talks in Tehran with senior Iranian officials.

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