Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflict

Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflictIran says diplomacy with the US remains open as Hormuz tensions deepen and outrage grows over Israel’s flotilla arrests.Published On 21 May 2026Iranian state media said on Thursday that the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reviewing the United States’s response received via mediator Pakistan to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.Iran’s ⁠ISNA news agency reported on Thursday that ⁠Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir ⁠will travel ⁠to Tehran later today as ‌part of the ongoing Pakistani mediation efforts ⁠between Tehran and ⁠Washington.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemlist 1 of 1Iran reviewing US response; Pakistan army chief heads to Tehranend of listThis comes as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said “all paths” to a diplomatic solution with the US “remain open from our side”, while warning that attempts to force Tehran into surrender through pressure or threats are “nothing but an illusion”.Meanwhile, Iran’s newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority has announced the creation of a “supervision area” in the Strait of Hormuz, saying vessels will now require permission to transit the strategic waterway.Separately, global condemnation is growing after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video appearing to taunt activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla while they were allegedly being mistreated by Israeli prison guards. Rights groups and critics accused Ben-Gvir of inflaming tensions as scrutiny intensifies over Israel’s treatment of detainees linked to pro-Palestinian activism.Here is what we know:In Iran US ‘seeking new war’: Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accused the US of trying to reignite the conflict and force Tehran into submission. “The enemy’s movements, both overt and clandestine, show that despite economic and political pressure, it has not abandoned its military objectives and is seeking to start a new war,” Ghalibaf said in an audio message on his official website. Hormuz traffic monitored by IRGC: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it allowed more than 25 vessels, including oil tankers, to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours. “Over the past 24 hours, 26 vessels – including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels – transited the Strait of Hormuz,” the navy said in a post on X. It added that the ships passed after “coordination and security provided by the IRGC navy”. The newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned on Thursday that “passage without permission will be considered illegal”, raising new concerns over global shipping and energy flows through one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.