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Iran war live: Tehran says no surrender to US, diplomacy ‘wiser’ than war

20 May 2026

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An Iranian woman walks past a banner depicting the US-Israel military attacks on Iran, in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2026. Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy on May 9, in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position. On February 28, 2026, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

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Al Jazeera Live

By Lyndal Rowlands and Zaid Sabah

Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says that “all paths” to a diplomatic solution “remain open from our side”, but warns that “forcing Iran to surrender through coercion is nothing but an illusion”.
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