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Cloud over US-Iran talks: What are the key sticking points?

talks. According to Rob Geist Pinfold, a lecturer in international security at King’s College London, Trump’s stance on the strait has shifted during the conflict and remains unclear. “We’ve had Trump

Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’

talked a blue streak about the “plan” to “destroy” Israel from seven fronts, orchestrated from Tehran. That Iran was not an existential threat, that a “preventive strike” was not warranted or prescribed, and that Hezbollah

U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing

talks fall apart, so will the temporary ceasefire that pauses the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. [Life hasn't returned to normal](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5793643:x) for residents in Lebanon as Israel continues to occupy significant

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

stance on Gaza.** **JD Vance has said [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) will “thrive” if it commits to not having a nuclear weapon. Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Georgia, the US vice-president

Pakistan ready for multi-day US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining

stance and private signalling reflects a deliberate strategy. “This gap reflects a dual-track negotiation strategy,” Seyed Mojtaba Jalalzadeh, an international relations analyst based in Tehran, told Al Jazeera. “At the public level, Iran maintains

Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US

stance on Europe as a potential lever on Trump.  The US vice-president, JD Vance, with Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif