{"id":770,"date":"2026-05-19T03:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=770"},"modified":"2026-05-19T03:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:40:32","slug":"middle-east-war-live-trump-says-very-good-chance-of-reaching-a-deal-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=770","title":{"rendered":"Middle East war live: Trump says &#8216;very good chance&#8217; of reaching a deal with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East war live: Trump says &#8216;very good chance&#8217; of reaching a deal with Iran<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T03:24:15+00:00\">19\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:24<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T03:39:46+00:00\">19\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:39<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/af07271c-5329-11f1-bea6-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26138795232085.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/af07271c-5329-11f1-bea6-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26138795232085.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/af07271c-5329-11f1-bea6-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26138795232085.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/af07271c-5329-11f1-bea6-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26138795232085.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks at the White House.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on May 18, 2026.<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                US President Donald Trump said there was a \u201cvery good chance\u201d of reaching an agreement to limit Iran\u2019s nuclear programme after he paused a planned military attack on Iran on Monday, while warning the US remained ready to launch a large-scale assault if talks fail. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ548903-F24-EN-20260519\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T03:39:46+00:00\">19\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:39<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Asian shares mixed as Iran war uncertainty rattles markets<\/h2>\n<p>Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war roiled global markets.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% in morning trading to 60,433.79, erasing initial gains after the government reported that the economy grew for the second straight quarter in January-March, mainly due to better-than-expected consumer spending.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s Kospi sank more than 4% in early trading and was down 3.5% at 7,249.73 by midday. Shares in Samsung Electronics slipped 3.8% and SK Hynix fell 4%, tracking losses in tech shares overnight on Wall Street.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T03:24:40+00:00\">19\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:24<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says &#8216;very good chance&#8217; of reaching a deal with Iran<\/h2>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned attack against Iran after Tehran sent a peace proposal to Washington, and that there was now a \u201cvery good chance\u201d of reaching a deal limiting Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p>After Iran sent the US a new peace proposal, Trump said he had instructed the US military that \u201cwe will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow, but have further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment\u2019s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260518-middle-east-war-live-drone-strikes-on-uae-and-saudi-arabia-fuel-escalation-fears\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a> claimed that he was holding off on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_self\">military<\/a> strike on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\">Iran<\/a> planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf State leaders because \u201cserious negotiations\u201d were under way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260518-iran-announces-new-body-to-manage-strait-of-hormuz-as-peace-talks-stall\" target=\"_self\">Iran announced a new body<\/a> to oversee the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_self\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which will manage maritime traffic and provide updates as tolls and restrictions reshape global shipping.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\">Lebanon<\/a>&#8216;s health ministry announced that Israeli strikes had killed more than 3,000 people since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\">Israel<\/a> began targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\">Hezbollah<\/a> in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\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<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"US military\">    US military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"military\">    military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East war live: Trump says &#8216;very good chance&#8217; 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