Live Updates: Pakistan tries to bridge gaps between Iran, US as Trump cancels trip to son's wedding, flies to DC
No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says • Rubio to tell NATO ministers Trump 'very disappointed' over Iran war stance • IDF strikes Hezbollah sites
Follow us on GoogleU.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, in Maryland, U.S., May 20, 2026.(photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS)
Negotiations focused on 'ending war,' will not advance before solving that issue - report
Trump cancels trip to son's wedding, returns to Washington amid key moment on Iran negotiations
Trump said that he "very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr.," but couldn't because of undisclosed circumstances that required him to stay in the White House.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANUS President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York.(photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper)Go to the full article > >
No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says - report
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei claimed that US demands aimed at tempering Iran’s nuclear ambitions were “unreasonable” and “excessive."
ByGOLDIE KATZIRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’
Human rights groups have warned that regime authorities detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests, many without charge, and denied them communication with their families or legal counsel.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDFOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Rubio cites some progress on Iran talks but says 'we're not there yet,' after NATO meeting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was in constant communication with the Pakistanis, who are facilitating the talks with Iran.
ByREUTERSNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio give remarks at the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22, 2026. (photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Qatari negotiating team in Tehran to help secure US-Iran deal to end war, says source
Doha had until now distanced itself from playing a mediation role in the Iran war after it came under attack from Iranian missiles and drones during the latest conflict.
ByREUTERSQatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, attends the preparatory ministerial meeting for emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, Qatar September 14, 2025.(photo credit: Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran's foreign ministry says delegation from Qatar is holding talks with foreign minister
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Pakistan military chief arrives in Tehran for talks, army says
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Rubio says US did not ask NATO for help on Hormuz
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Several drones impact Israel-Lebanon border area, IDF says
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
