{"id":1950832,"date":"2026-05-23T06:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1950832"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:18:33","slug":"pakistans-army-chief-arrives-in-tehran-as-rubio-signals-slight-progress-in-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1950832","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan&#8217;s army chief arrives in Tehran as Rubio signals &#8216;slight progress&#8217; in peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/98\/62\/1200x675_cmsv2_b6fc89ec-8b13-513f-aafd-063e508ffa9c-9769862.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2895915-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2895915\" data-cid=\"9769727\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2895915-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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chief arrives in Tehran as Rubio signals &#8216;slight progress&#8217; in peace talks<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/98\/62\/1536x864_cmsv2_b6fc89ec-8b13-513f-aafd-063e508ffa9c-9769862.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"People walk past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 17, 2026.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              People walk past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 17, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspEmma De Ruiter\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1779517113\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-05-23 08:18:33 +02:00\">23\/05\/2026 &#8211; 8:18 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex 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class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        US President Donald Trump has described the stop-start negotiations this week as teetering on the &#8220;borderline&#8221; between a deal and renewed attacks.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s army chief has arrived in Tehran for further peace talks to end the US-Israeli war in Iran, hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled &#8220;slight progress&#8221; was being made.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Field Marshal Asim Munir was welcomed by Iran&#8217;s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and his Pakistani counterpart Mohsin Naqvi, who had been in Tehran on two separate visits in the past week, meeting with the Iranian president and foreign minister.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the visit did not mean &#8220;we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation&#8221; with &#8220;deep and extensive&#8221; disagreements remaining, according to Iran&#8217;s ISNA news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a NATO meeting of foreign ministers in Sweden, Rubio said he did not want to exaggerate the progress, saying there had been \u201ca little bit of movement and that&#8217;s good.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>His comments came after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off on a military strike againstIran because \u201cserious negotiations\u201d were underway. Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>He also described the stop-start negotiations this week as teetering on the &#8220;borderline&#8221; between a deal and renewed attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re dealing with a very difficult group of people. And if it doesn&#8217;t change, then the president&#8217;s been clear he has other options,&#8221; Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was engaged in the diplomatic process despite what he called &#8220;repeated betrayals of diplomacy&#8221; by the US and &#8220;military aggression against Iran&#8221;, according to Iranian news agency Tasnim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite its strong suspicion of the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran has entered this diplomatic process with a responsible approach and with all seriousness and is striving to reach a reasonable and fair result,&#8221; Araghchi said.<\/p>\n<h2>Strait of Hormuz remains a sticking point<\/h2>\n<p>Baqaei said the status of the Strait of Hormuz and a retaliatory US blockade of Iranian ports were also under discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The future of the strategic maritime chokepoint remains a key sticking point, with fears growing that the global economy will suffer as pre-war oil stockpiles run down.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the shipment of oil, gas, fertiliser and other petroleum products. The US is blockading Iranian ports and has redirected 94 commercial vessels and disabled four others since mid-April, according to US Central Command.<\/p>\n<p>At the NATO meeting in Sweden, Rubio said he discussed reopening the strait with other foreign ministers. He said there needs to be a \u201cplan B\u201d if Washington and Tehran fail to reach a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone\u2019s going to have to do something about it, OK?\u201d Rubio said, insisting that Iran was not going to \u201cvoluntarily reopen\u201d the strait.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the European Union made a technical change to expand the scope of its existing Iran sanctions regime to target individuals involved in the closure, deeming Iran&#8217;s blockade &#8220;contrary to international law&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AP, AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Iran asserts jurisdiction over UAE and Oman waters in new Strait of Hormuz map<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Global markets rise as Iran war uncertainty keeps oil elevated<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Republican lawmakers call off vote on Trump&#8217;s War Powers Resolution that was on the verge of passing<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto\">\n<ul id=\"adb-article-tags\" class=\"c-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Iran war<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Peace process<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Pakistan<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"o-article-newsy__aside\">\n<div class=\"c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-1\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-top-stories\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-top-stories\">\n<h2 class=\"c-top-stories__title\">Top stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2895964-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2895964\" data-cid=\"9769882\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2895964-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/98\/65\/320x180_cmsv2_c458b692-3efa-5752-917b-ce5a83306004-9769865.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city, China's Shanxi Province, Saturday, May 23, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Xi Jinping urges &#8216;all-out rescue&#8217; 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Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.He also described the stop-start negotiations this week as teetering on the &#8220;borderline&#8221; between a deal and renewed attacks.&#8221;We&#8217;re dealing with a very difficult group of people. And if it doesn&#8217;t change, then the president&#8217;s been clear he has other options,&#8221; Rubio said.Iran&#8217;s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was engaged in the diplomatic process despite what he called &#8220;repeated betrayals of diplomacy&#8221; by the US and &#8220;military aggression against Iran&#8221;, according to Iranian news agency Tasnim.&#8221;Despite its strong suspicion of the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran has entered this diplomatic process with a responsible approach and with all seriousness and is striving to reach a reasonable and fair result,&#8221; Araghchi said.Strait of Hormuz remains a sticking pointBaqaei said the status of the Strait of Hormuz and a retaliatory US blockade of Iranian ports were also under discussion.The future of the strategic maritime chokepoint remains a key sticking point, with fears growing that the global economy will suffer as pre-war oil stockpiles run down.Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the shipment of oil, gas, fertiliser and other petroleum products. 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