‘Fundamentally Different Ideas’ Cloud US-Iran Talks, Former Senior US Diplomat Says

(Alex Raufoglu – RFE/RL) As US President Donald Trump concluded a high-stakes Situation Room meeting on a possible Iran agreement, major questions remained open: Iran’s uranium enrichment, the fate of its nuclear stockpile, sanctions relief, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. To understand where negotiations stand and whether diplomacy can still prevent another escalation, RFE/RL spoke with Ethan A. Goldrich, a veteran US diplomat who served under multiple administrations, most recently as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing Near Eastern affairs between 2021 and 2024. – ‘Fundamentally Different Ideas’ Cloud US-Iran Talks, Former Senior US Diplomat Says