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The US and Iran have exchanged strikes amid stalled nuclear negotiations, with Trump warning Iran will 'pay the price.' Former US ambassador Dan Shapiro suggests Iran holds leverage in the talks.
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Thursday’s strikes are more evidence that Iran has the leverage in the negotiations with the Trump administration, according to Dan Shapiro, the former US ambassador to Israel.
double quotation markIt is Trump that is desperate for them to sign the agreement, as his statements reveal, and Iran that is dragging their feet.”
in a post online, Shapiro says that the strikes will reinforce for Iran that “time works in their favor.”
double quotation markA deal that punts nuclear negotiations to a second phase and requires some sanctions relief is a lousy deal — and still the least bad available alternative.”
Welcome to our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
The US has launched a second round of airstrikes, after Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations, and Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
The US assault across multiple Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate an end the war again appeared stuck, with Iran insisting it would maintain its chokehold on the strait of Hormuz.
It was the second consecutive say of back-and-forth strikes between the US and Iran, testing the limits of she shaky two-month ceasefire.
Here are the days main developments:
The US and Iran have conducted strikes against each other as tensions escalate over stalled nuclear negotiations.
Dan Shapiro argues that Iran is dragging its feet in negotiations, indicating they believe time is on their side.
Trump warned that Iran will 'pay the price' for its actions amid the ongoing conflict and stalled talks.

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