Prospects for new peace talks between Iran and the U.S. are “dim,” with both sides operating on false assumptions, a political analyst told AnewZ.
James M. Dorsey, told AnewZ’s Daybreak programme on Tuesday (21 April) that both nations believe they have the upper hand in the conflict, which makes successful peace talks more difficult to achieve.
“The problem is that both sides believe they’re winning this war and they don’t only want to declare victory, they want to declare the defeat of the other party, which complicates any negotiation, if not makes it impossible,” he told AnewZ’s Nadia Gyane.
Dorsey added that U.S. President Donald Trump had made several strategic mistakes with regards to the conflict, including overestimating his own negotiation skills and the ability of U.S. military power to impose Washington’s will on other nations.
The U.S. and Iran ceasefire is due to expire on Wednesday (22 April), with it unclear whether peace talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad will take place between the two countries or not.
“It’s a total misunderstanding of what is possible in Iran and what is not possible, that assumption that military force would force Iran to capitulate,” he said.
While Pakistan has said it is confident Iran will join the negotiations and JD Vance is reportedly set to visit Islamabad, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on X on Tuesday that Tehran will not negotiate “under the shadow of threats” from the U.S.
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The U.S. military is redirecting at least three Iranian-flagged tankers after intercepting them in Asian waters near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tehran said U.S. breaches, blockades and threats are undermining “genuine negotiations.”
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Pakistan is confident it can bring Iran to talks with the United States, a senior official said, citing “positive signals” from Tehran, as JD Vance is reportedly set to visit Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks, according to Axios.
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The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday, exclusively to Reuters.
The current standoff between the U.S. and Iran is likely to continue in the near term, with both sides seeking to outlast the other rather than escalate into a wider conflict, according to political analyst Orkhan Nabiyev.
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York strongly protested against U.S. and Israel targeting multiple civilian infrastructure related to communications and space centre facilities, and also urged regional countries to prevent their territory being used for "military aggression".
The status of a two-week-old ceasefire, due to expire earlier this week, remained unclear. In a sharp turn around hours after threatening renewed violence, President Donald Trump made what appeared to be a unilateral announcement on Tuesday that the U.S. would extend the Iran war ceasefire
The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday, exclusively to Reuters.
The U.S. military is redirecting at least three Iranian-flagged tankers after intercepting them in Asian waters near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tehran said U.S. breaches, blockades and threats are undermining “genuine negotiations.”
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