{"id":1085,"date":"2026-05-25T10:39:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/25\/work-in-progress-washington-seeks-diplomatic-exit-from-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:39:56","slug":"work-in-progress-washington-seeks-diplomatic-exit-from-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1085","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Work in progress&#8217;: Washington seeks diplomatic exit from Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--video t-content--video--16x9\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-4fca189a-4276-4e50-a261-6f98e8f138dc data-show-hidden-video-player=\"4FCA189A-4276-4E50-A261-6F98E8F138DC\" data-wrapper-video-player data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that negotiations were still a \u201cwork in progress\u201d, though his comments suggested growing confidence that a breakthrough could eventually be reached. FRANCE 24&#8217;s Douglas Herbert has more.                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                Video by:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/douglas-herbert\/\" title=\"Douglas HERBERT\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                Douglas HERBERT<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <button class=\"m-box-expand__button a-link\" data-box-expand-button><br \/>\n        <span class=\"m-box-expand__button__open\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-hover-content\" data-hover-label=\"Read more\">Read more<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"m-box-expand__button__close\" data-box-expand-button-close>                <\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-hover-content\" data-hover-label=\"Read less\">Read less<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div data-org-name=\"video-playlist\" data-org-type=\"layout-list\" class=\"o-layout-list  grid-1-2-3\" data-layout-list-wrapper>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/fresh-strikes-test-fragile-israel-hezbollah-truce\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e36e3866-5814-11f1-8b5b-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-090458-090648-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e36e3866-5814-11f1-8b5b-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-090458-090648-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e36e3866-5814-11f1-8b5b-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-090458-090648-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e36e3866-5814-11f1-8b5b-005056bf30b7\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-090458-090648-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e36e3866-5814-11f1-8b5b-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260525-090458-090648-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 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32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated', would reopen Strait of Hormuz\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/trump-says-iran-deal-largely-negotiated-would-reopen-strait-of-hormuz\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says Iran deal &#8216;largely negotiated&#8217;, would reopen Strait of Hormuz<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-24T12:11:11+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                24\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/france-bans-israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-after-unspeakable-behavior\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/fd9c9f68-574a-11f1-b745-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-081532-081703-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' behavior\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/france-bans-israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-after-unspeakable-behavior\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after &#8216;unspeakable&#8217; behavior<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-24T11:59:53+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                24\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/war-in-the-middle-east-trump-says-iran-deal-largely-negociated\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/691ff1ce-5749-11f1-bdb3-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080310-080516-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/691ff1ce-5749-11f1-bdb3-005056a97e36\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080310-080516-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/691ff1ce-5749-11f1-bdb3-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080310-080516-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/691ff1ce-5749-11f1-bdb3-005056a97e36\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080310-080516-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/691ff1ce-5749-11f1-bdb3-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260524-080310-080516-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"War in the Middle East: Trump says Iran deal 'largely negociated'\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/war-in-the-middle-east-trump-says-iran-deal-largely-negociated\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>War in the Middle East: Trump says Iran deal &#8216;largely negociated&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-24T11:54:41+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                24\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/significant-movement-here-in-washington-us-and-iran-report-progress-towards-deal-on-ending-war\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1ecc5de6-56dc-11f1-83c3-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260523-210259-210814-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1ecc5de6-56dc-11f1-83c3-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260523-210259-210814-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1ecc5de6-56dc-11f1-83c3-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260523-210259-210814-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1ecc5de6-56dc-11f1-83c3-005056bf30b7\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260523-210259-210814-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1ecc5de6-56dc-11f1-83c3-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260523-210259-210814-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 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