Iran and the United States say progress has been made in talks over a 14-point memorandum of understanding, but both sides insist a final deal is not imminent. While US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, describe the process as a “work in progress,” Tehran has accused Washington of sending mixed messages and says key details are still unresolved.

Anahita Motazed Rad, Associate Fellow at the London School of Economics, is our guest.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in India that “there’s been some progress made” and “there may be news later today.”