Iran war updates: Pakistan's army chief to visit Tehran

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir is set to visit Iran as a peace mediator, Iranian media say. Tehran says it is reviewing Washington's latest proposals to end the war. DW has more.

• Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is to visit Tehran as a mediator between Iran and the US
• Tehran says it is reviewing Washington's latest peace position after US President Donald Trump said he could wait a few days to "get the right answers"
• Iran has hanged two more men in a wave of executions amid the Middle East war 

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Here is a roundup of the latest headlines from the US-Israeli war on Iran and the wider conflict in the Middle East on Thursday, May 21, 2026: