Trump faces slew of ‘bad options’ on Iran as diplomacy falters
Key takeaways
- Trump faces mounting pressure amid stalled Iran peace talks as domestic discontent grows and geopolitical stakes rise.
- A resumption of hostilities remains possible, but the war is unpopular among Americans and could weigh heavily on Republicans ahead of crucial midterm elections.
- It rejects the dismantling of its nuclear programme, and wants sanctions to be lifted and the recognition of its influence over the key waterway.
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Trump faces mounting pressure amid stalled Iran peace talks as domestic discontent grows and geopolitical stakes rise.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo President Trump is leaving the United States to visit China where he will meet with President Xi in Beijing [Bonnie Cash/EPA]By Virginia Pietromarchi Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Optimism surrounding another set of peace proposals aimed at shaping a peace deal between Iran and the United States quickly faded this week as the two sides appeared to instead pull further apart, digging in and insisting that the other compromise for negotiations to resume.
US President Donald Trump has said that the already fragile ceasefire with Iran, in place since April 8, is now on “life support”, and members of his administration have increasingly hinted that the US could resume fighting.