How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
Posted by: John Phoenix
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Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after US and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran on March 8, 2026. (Hassan Ghaedi – Anadolu Agency)
Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began
By Patrick Wintour, Reposted from The Guardian, March 18, 2026
In the many bizarre exchanges that occurred in the run-up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, perhaps the most unexpected was an invitation by Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, to join him and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for a visit to the USS Abraham Lincol...










