CNN: US Vice President JD Vance touted a “very, very good day” of negotiations Sunday between the US and Iran and denied that bombastic statements from President Donald Trump upended negotiations. Iran has agreed to admit nuclear monitors into the country, Vance added.
Lebanon conflict: As for the clashes between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, Vance said the talks were still a “work in progress.” An Israeli source said Israel is considering announcing “symbolic” withdrawals from minor areas in southern Lebanon…
First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Ends With High Hopes and Big Challenges
Mediators reported progress toward reaching a final deal within 60 days. They also said that negotiators had dwelled on issues that were supposed to be settled…
Iran shows Trump just how hard making peace will be
An acrimonious few days reveal Trump’s vision for a nuclear-free Iran and a transformed Middle East as, for now, a distant aspiration. They suggest the strategic dead end he created by launching the war is now matched by a similar conundrum thwarting the road to peace.
Waging war failed to fulfill US goals. A tough start shows that making peace may be similarly futile…
Hundreds of ships wait outside Gulf for full opening of Hormuz Strait
More than 400 large ships are holding positions off the eastern side of the Strait of Hormuz, as tanker owners and operators wait for the wider reopening of the waterway following negotiations between the US and Iran…
Germany’s Strait of Hormuz mission hits delay at Bundestag
Germany’s plans to deploy naval minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz are unlikely to secure parliamentary approval before the Bundestag breaks for the summer, potentially delaying the deployment for months.
The hold-up, over worries that German soldiers might be put in danger, would be a significant setback in Berlin’s efforts to respond to Washington’s request for help reopening one of the world’s most important energy shipping waterways…
How Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfired
The war in Iran fulfilled a longtime goal of the Israeli premier. But it has left him in his worst position in years…
As War With U.S. Eases, Iran Steps Up Hangings of Dissidents
Most of those death sentences have been carried out in the past three months, as the authorities have hurried to send a message to a restless population: The regime is still firmly in charge, and dissent won’t be tolerated…