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Washington bureau chief for The Guardian says Iran-US ceasefire talks seem to be 'more optimistic than normal'

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Publish Date
Mon, 25 May 2026, 7:37am
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo / Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo / Getty Images

Washington bureau chief for The Guardian says Iran-US ceasefire talks seem to be 'more optimistic than normal'

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 25 May 2026, 7:37am

President Donald Trump has said over the weekend that the United States is in the final stages of negotiations to extend a ceasefire in the US war against Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump appears willing to let negotiations proceed while still threatening to hit Iran’s civilian infrastructure and energy plants if talks fail.

Washington bureau chief for The Guardian David Smith told Ryan Bridge the plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and require Iran to get rid of it's enriched uranium. 

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