US-Iran Nuclear Talks Collapse as War Tensions Surge
US-Iran diplomacy hit a wall this week as Iran rejected further negotiations under what it called siege conditions, Trump cancelled a planned envoys' trip to Pakistan for indirect talks, and Tehran's foreign minister departed Islamabad without a deal — all while Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv fearing a resumption of direct US-Israeli military action against Iran. The UK government separately stepped up contingency planning for supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing Iran conflict, underscoring how the standoff is already rippling into European economic planning. Watch whether the cancelled Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner mission gets rescheduled, or whether the diplomatic track fully collapses in the coming days. Trump publicly stated Iran had not made a satisfactory offer.
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