US pushing Iran to agree 20-year moratorium on nuclear activity
Washington’s demand that Tehran halt uranium enrichment has been a barrier to progress on talks
Washington’s demand that Tehran halt uranium enrichment has been a barrier to progress on talks

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

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

Washington has raised concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme, ballistic missiles and allied militant groups

Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going

After going to war twice, the US president is again trying to strike a deal on the regime’s uranium enrichment programme

Without a deal on enrichment, Washington and Tehran could lose control of an escalating crisis