
US-Iran tensions rise, putting peace talks at risk
The U.S. struck southern Iran late Monday amid a clamor over negotiations for a framework of a deal to end the war. The U.S. insisted the strikes were defensive in nature and did not alter the course of talks. But even before the new strikes, major sticking points had emerged over both the Strait of Hormuz and the thorny issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
- ▪The U.S. struck southern Iran late Monday amid a clamor over negotiations for a framework of a deal to end the war.
- ▪The U.S. insisted the strikes were defensive in nature and did not alter the course of talks.
- ▪But even before the new strikes, major sticking points had emerged over both the Strait of Hormuz and the thorny issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 21:37:28 +0000 |
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Administration US-Iran tensions rise, putting peace talks at risk Comments: by Julia Manchester and Filip Timotija - 05/26/26 5:37 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Julia Manchester and Filip Timotija - 05/26/26 5:37 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Tensions are rising between Washington and Tehran, putting an emerging peace plan that would have opened the Strait of Hormuz and offered relief to skyrocketing oil and gas prices at risk. The U.S. struck southern Iran late Monday amid a clamor over negotiations for a framework of a deal to end the war. The U.S. insisted the strikes were defensive in nature and did not alter the course of talks. But even before the new strikes, major sticking points had emerged over both the Strait of Hormuz and the thorny issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
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