The longer negotiations continue without meaningful Iranian concessions, the greater the risk that diplomacy becomes the objective rather than the means.

Both Washington and Tehran know that current deal will not lead to lasting peace. It is merely a strategic pause

An apparent agreement by the US and Iran to pause a fresh outburst of violence stabilized a truce that is the first step to permanently ending the war and underscored that each…

If the United States wants the cease-fire to last, it needs to take Tehran’s politics seriously.

The longer negotiations continue without meaningful Iranian concessions, the greater the risk that diplomacy becomes the objective rather than the means.

Iranian officials say the two sides must still sort out the terms of a ceasefire they signed two weeks ago before they could tackle more difficult topics