THE LATEST | CANADAWashington Post: Speaking withThe Washington Post on Thursday, Vance said he does not know what Trump will decide to do about Iran, describing possibilities that include military strikes “to ensure Iran isn’t going to get a nuclear weapon,” or solving “the problem diplomatically.”
But if Trump proceeds with another round of strikes on Iran — which some U.S. officials have suggested could be more comprehensive than the bombing of nuclear sites in June — Vance said confidently that it would not turn into the kind of conflict the vice president has harshly criticized.
“The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen,” he told The Post in an interview…
PBS: Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the table as the U.S. has gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the region…
Kim Ghattas/Financial Times: Trump and Witkoff expect weaker parties to cave — but unlike in real estate, ideology and national pride matter…
Wall Street Journal: In the talks, now under way in Geneva, the U.S. negotiators were expected to make clear Iran must dismantle its three main nuclear sites—at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan—and deliver all of its remaining enriched uranium to the U.S., officials said.
They were also expected to reiterate that any nuclear deal must last forever and not sunset—the way restrictions rolled off over time under a nuclear pact negotiated under the Obama administration that Republicans have long said was too weak. Trump pulled out of that deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in his first term, reimposing tough sanctions on Iran….
CNBC: Congressional Democrats announced they will compel a vote on a war powers resolution relating to Iran next week.
The measure is intended to halt President Donald Trump from engaging in military activity in Iran without congressional approval…
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