Former C.I.A. analyst Ray McGovern and ex-U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter join The World This Week to discuss the latest developments in the Iran war as Donald Trump cancels his realtors’ return to Islamabad. 8 pm EDT, Saturday.
Hours before he said bombing would resume, Donald Trump accepted a Pakistani request to indefinitely extend the ceasefire while the U.S. waits for a unified Iranian response, writes Joe Lauria.
UPDATED NOW: With chaos growing, Donald Trump sent his real estate agents to Islamabad in an effort at renewed peace talks. He says if there’s no deal this week he’ll start destroying Iran’s civilian targets, writes Joe Lauria.
After a Lebanon truce was declared, Iran said Friday the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open.” Trump said Iran peace talks could resume. None of the U.S. and Israeli war aims have been achieved, writes Joe Lauria.
The U.S. and Iran were close to a deal in Islamabad when the Americans shifted the goalposts and walked away, said Iran’s foreign minister.
U.S. admits it killed school kids; in denial about damage to U.S. bases; Iran threatens to hit Dimona; NYT rips Putin; Olmert says U.S. war is not for Israel.
U.S. sub sinks Iranian ship; C.I.A. arming Kurds for invasion of Iran and the U.S. Senate fails to rein Trump in as the war ended its fifth day.
A deal was limiting Iran’s enrichment of uranium until Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of it. Instead the Dealmaker bombed Iran, threatening to set the region on fire, writes Joe Lauria. With a ceasefire what does he do now?
Trump hinted he’d prefer a “nice” diplomatic deal, but Iran’s top diplomat said though he was prepared to listen it would take a lot more for Iran to begin negotiations with the U.S., writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.