Trump Suggests New Talks with Iran to Begin on Monday President Donald Trump has announced that new talks between the US and Iran will begin on Monday, after calling off what he described as "massive" strikes.
This sudden about face comes after months of tit for tat strikes and diplomatic overtures that have yielded little progress towards a negotiated end to the conflict.
The context for these latest developments is crucial. The US has been threatening military action against Iran for years, but it's only in recent weeks that Trump has escalated his rhetoric to apocalyptic levels.