War in the Middle East: United States mentions a possible agreement with Iran as early as Saturday, Tehran says finalize end-of

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Saturday that the country is in the “finalization phase” of an agreement with the United States.

Published on 23/05/2026 at 16:25



Updated on 23/05/2026 at 21:43

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Donald Trump continues to send mixed signals. An agreement between the United States and Iran is “getting much closer,” stated the President of the United States on Saturday, May 23, to CBS News, while assessing with the media Axios the chances of a “good” agreement or a return to war at “50-50.” Hoping for “good news,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio deemed it “possible that later today, tomorrow, or in a few days” the United States could have “information to share.” On the Iranian side, the diplomatic representative confirmed a “trend towards reconciliation.” “We are currently finalizing” “agreement protocols,” which will need to be “discussed” within two months before a potential “final agreement,” added a spokesperson.

• Tehran warns against a resumption of hostilities. Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, assured that the ceasefire had allowed for the “rebuilding” of the Iranian army. “If Trump commits another foolish act and restarts the war, the consequences will certainly be much more crushing and bitter for the United States than on the first day of the war,” he declared.
• The fate of Lebanon linked to that of Iran? The latest Iranian proposal to end the war with the United States includes a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to a statement released by Hezbollah. The Lebanese Islamist movement claims to have received a message from Tehran, which states that Iran “will not give up its support for movements that demand justice and freedom, foremost among them Hezbollah.”
• A soldier wounded in Lebanon in an Israeli strike. The Lebanese army accused the Israeli state of targeting a barracks in the south of the country, injuring a soldier, despite a ceasefire in the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement. Israel had earlier issued a warning to evacuate before imminent strikes on several villages in southern Lebanon, north of the Litani River.
• An Israeli soldier dies on the Lebanese border. The Israeli army announced that one of its soldiers was killed on Friday in northern Israel. This death, the circumstances of which have not been disclosed, brings the number of deaths in the army’s ranks to 22 since the beginning of the war with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah.