{"id":983,"date":"2026-05-23T06:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/23\/live-iran-considers-latest-peace-proposal-accuses-us-of-excessive-demands\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:40:46","slug":"live-iran-considers-latest-peace-proposal-accuses-us-of-excessive-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"Live: Iran considers latest peace proposal, accuses US of &#8216;excessive demands&#8217;"},"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\">Live: Iran considers latest peace proposal, accuses US of &#8216;excessive demands&#8217;<\/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=\"2026-05-23T05:45:50+00:00\">23\/05\/2026 &#8211; 07:45<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-23T06:01:50+00:00\">23\/05\/2026 &#8211; 08:01<\/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\/0aa9e51e-5668-11f1-a0e3-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-A9499ZR.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/0aa9e51e-5668-11f1-a0e3-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/000-A9499ZR.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/0aa9e51e-5668-11f1-a0e3-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/000-A9499ZR.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/0aa9e51e-5668-11f1-a0e3-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-A9499ZR.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the talks with Russian President at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg on April 27, 2026\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the talks with Russian President at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg on April 27, 2026. <\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Dmitry Lovetsky, AFP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                Tehran accused the United States of &#8220;excessive demands&#8221;, Iranian media reported on Saturday, while US media reports suggested that Washington was mulling new strikes and leaders of the Islamic republic considered the latest peace proposal.\u00a0Read our liveblog for all the latest developments.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ550278-F24-EN-20260523\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-23T06:01:50+00:00\">23\/05\/2026 &#8211; 08:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan army chief held talks with Iran&#8217;s foreign minister in Tehran, state media says<\/h2>\n<p>Pakistan army \u200bchief, Asim Munir, \u200bheld talks with Iranian Foreign Minister \u200bAbbas \u200cAraqchi \u2060in Tehran on Friday \u200cas Islamabad steps up \u2060diplomatic efforts to help mediate between \u200bIran and \u200cthe United States, Iran&#8217;s state media reported \u200con Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Both sides \u200bexchanged views on the latest diplomatic initiatives aimed \u200bat preventing \u200bfurther escalation \u200band ending the Iran \u200bwar in talks that lasted late into the night, \u2060the report said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-23T05:44:33+00:00\">23\/05\/2026 &#8211; 07:44<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran weighs peace proposal, accuses US of &#8216;excessive demands&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Tehran accused the United States of &#8220;excessive demands&#8221;, Iranian media said on Saturday, as US media reports raised the prospect that Washington was mulling new strikes and leaders of the Islamic republic considered the latest peace proposal.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday to bolster mediation and US President Donald Trump abruptly changed his plans to skip his son&#8217;s wedding to stay in Washington due to &#8220;circumstances pertaining to government&#8221;, fuelling speculation that the situation had entered a sensitive stage.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260521-middle-east-war-live-trump-says-willing-to-wait-a-few-days-for-right-answer-on-iran-peace-deal\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a>-affiliated parliamentarians, state security officials, and allies of the militant group were hit with US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">sanctions<\/a> Thursday, for allegedly seeking to preserve the Iran-backed group&#8217;s influence over Lebanese state institutions and obstruct disarmament efforts.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/board-of-peace\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Board of Peace<\/a>&#8216;s lead envoy for Gaza warned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/un-security-council\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">UN Security Council<\/a> on Thursday that the enclave&#8217;s current division could become permanent, leaving \u200bmore than 2 \u200cmillion people crowded into less than half its territory, unless a \u2060ceasefire takes hold.<\/li>\n<li>US Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Marco Rubio<\/a> on Thursday renewed criticism of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">NATO<\/a> for not supporting the US war on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a>, as he headed to alliance talks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sweden\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Sweden<\/a>.<\/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<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/activists\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"activists\">    activists<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Live: Iran considers latest peace proposal, accuses US of &#8216;excessive demands&#8217; Middle East Issued&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-983","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\/983","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=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}