Iran war briefing for Thursday 21 May:
- Donald Trump has claimed Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will do whatever is asked of him, insisting the pair are on the same page over negotiations to end the Iran war.
- Trump said he was “in no hurry” to make a deal to end the war. He said the United States was ready to proceed with further attacks on Tehran if Iran did not agree to a peace deal, but suggested Washington could wait a few days to “get the right answers.”
- Iran’s foreign minister Esmaeil Baghaei told news agency Nour News: “We have received US Views and are reviewing them”.
- Pakistan continued to mediate exchanges of messages between Tehran and Washington, Baghaei said, adding that several rounds of communication had taken place based on Iran’s original 14-point framework.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to push the war “beyond the region” if the US or Israel resume attacks, promising “crushing blows … in places you cannot even imagine.”
Stuti Mishra21 May 2026 04:10
