US-Iran Peace Deal Closer? Asim Munir Heads To Tehran As Iran Prepares Reply To Truce Offer

Last Updated:May 21, 2026, 16:46 IST

US President Donald Trump has said negotiations with Iran had entered their “final stages”, signalling optimism about a possible breakthrough.

US-Iran Peace Talks: A major diplomatic breakthrough in the ongoing US-Iran conflict could be on the horizon on Thursday, amid reports that Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir is heading to Tehran and Iran is preparing its formal response to a US-backed proposal aimed at ending the conflict.

The developments come as international efforts to secure a permanent peace agreement between Washington and Tehran gather momentum following months of military escalation and stalled negotiations.

Trump Says Talks In ‘Final Stages’

Earlier on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran had entered their “final stages", signalling optimism about a possible breakthrough.

However, Trump also warned that military action remained an option if diplomacy failed to produce a lasting agreement.

A fragile ceasefire brokered on April 8 had temporarily halted the war launched weeks earlier by the United States and Israel against Iran. Despite the truce, multiple rounds of negotiations since then have failed to produce a comprehensive peace deal.

Pakistan Playing Key Mediation Role

Pakistan has increasingly emerged as a key intermediary in the negotiations between the two sides. Last month, Islamabad hosted a high-level summit involving a US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Although the talks failed to produce a breakthrough at the time, diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran has continued through multiple backchannel proposals and counter-proposals.

Against this backdrop, reports of Asim Munir’s visit to Tehran are being viewed as a significant development that could help narrow remaining differences between the two sides.

Araghchi Meets Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday met Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran.

Naqvi, who travelled to Iran for the second time this week, held discussions with Iranian officials, including the country’s interior minister and president, amid intensified regional diplomatic activity surrounding the conflict.

The meetings are being seen as part of broader efforts by Pakistan to facilitate dialogue and prevent a fresh outbreak of war in West Asia.

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