Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at new U.S. strikes against Iran, a high-level Quadrilateral Security Dialogue conference, and Russia’s impending assault on Kyiv.

‘Grave Violation’

Mixed messaging appears to be the theme of ongoing talks to end the Iran war. Mere hours after U.S. President Donald Trump wrote that negotiations were “proceeding nicely,” the U.S. military launched what it called “self-defense” strikes on southern Iran early Tuesday local time, prompting Tehran to accuse Washington of violating the two countries’ tenuous cease-fire.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at new U.S. strikes against Iran, a high-level Quadrilateral Security Dialogue conference, and Russia’s impending assault on Kyiv.

‘Grave Violation’