US and Iran begin highest-level talks in five decades
Delegations will discuss ending a war that has spread across the Gulf and stoked a global energy crisis
Delegations will discuss ending a war that has spread across the Gulf and stoked a global energy crisis

Tehran rejects reports of US talks, while White House says ‘elements of truth’ to Washington offering peace plan

Vance said talks foundered over Tehran’s unwillingness to concede ground on nuclear weapons

US president says he would not consider a ceasefire unless Strait of Hormuz is reopened

Iran is reviewing a Washington-backed peace proposal while Trump says conflict will end if both sides strike agreement

Direct talks this weekend trod a familiar path of tortuous and frustrating diplomacy between Washington and Tehran

Negotiations will be the first direct contact between the adversaries in more than four decades