{"id":885,"date":"2026-05-21T03:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/21\/middle-east-war-live-trump-says-willing-to-wait-a-few-days-for-right-answer-on-iran-peace-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:40:17","slug":"middle-east-war-live-trump-says-willing-to-wait-a-few-days-for-right-answer-on-iran-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=885","title":{"rendered":"Middle East war live: Trump says willing to wait \u2018a few days\u2019 for right answer on Iran peace deal"},"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 willing to wait \u2018a few days\u2019 for right answer on Iran peace deal<\/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=\"2026-05-21T03:28:11+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:28<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T03:33:20+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:33<\/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\/6f7f7e04-5483-11f1-aa50-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-05-20T150703Z-101478299-RC2XCLAKNKIO-RTRMADP-3-USA-TRUMP.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6f7f7e04-5483-11f1-aa50-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/2026-05-20T150703Z-101478299-RC2XCLAKNKIO-RTRMADP-3-USA-TRUMP.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6f7f7e04-5483-11f1-aa50-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/2026-05-20T150703Z-101478299-RC2XCLAKNKIO-RTRMADP-3-USA-TRUMP.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6f7f7e04-5483-11f1-aa50-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-05-20T150703Z-101478299-RC2XCLAKNKIO-RTRMADP-3-USA-TRUMP.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One in Connecticut, in Maryland, May 20, 2026.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One in Connecticut, in Maryland, May 20, 2026<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters<\/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 on Wednesday said the United States was ready to proceed with further attacks on Tehran if\u00a0Iran\u00a0did not agree to a peace deal, but suggested Washington could wait a few days to &#8220;get the right answers.&#8221;Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.\u00a0            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ549551-F24-EN-20260521\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T03:33:20+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:33<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes <\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Shares surged in Tokyo, Seoul and other Asian markets Thursday, fuelled by hopes of a Middle East peace accord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Japan&#8217;s Nikkei index jumped more than 3.5 percent after Iran said it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">President Donald Trump described on Wednesday the talks as being on the &#8220;borderline&#8221; between a deal and renewed attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Cautious hopes rippled quickly through financial markets. Oil fell more than five percent Wednesday, while US stocks rose.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T03:17:16+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 05:17<\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T02:51:39+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 04:51<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran foreign ministry spokesperson says \u201cWe have received US views and are reviewing them\u201d<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The \u2060Iranian \u200bstate-run agency \u200bNour News quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson \u200bEsmaeil \u200cBaghaei \u2060as saying &#8220;We \u200chave received US Views \u2060and are reviewing them&#8221; Pakistan \u200bcontinued to \u200cmediate exchanges of messages \u200cbetween Tehran and \u200bWashington, adding that several rounds of communication \u200bhad \u200btaken place \u200bbased on Iran\u2019s \u200boriginal 14-point framework, he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T00:33:28+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 02:33<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/live\/UaQlEdx#post=SiClR1V2AZ1IwYffoJgM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran says 26 vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=oxsbDiRbNlTD3765esA3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran&#8217;s proposal to US calls for sanctions lifting and funds release, deputy foreign minister says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/new#post=GpXs0kul5ESviBUdSH13\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran warns of war \u2018beyond the region\u2019 if US resumes attacks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260520-middle-east-war-live-trump-to-attend-g7-summit-in-france-in-june\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a> said on Wednesday it was examining a new US proposal to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Middle East<\/a> war, as President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> described the talks as being on the &#8220;borderline&#8221; between a deal and renewed strikes.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">US military<\/a> said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/oman\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Oman<\/a> that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade.<\/li>\n<li>The US ambassador to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a> sharply criticised far-right National Security Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/itamar-ben-gvir\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Itamar Ben-Gvir<\/a> on Wednesday, after he posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/video\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">video<\/a> showing detained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/activists\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">activists<\/a> from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/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 willing to wait \u2018a few days\u2019 for right&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}