US-Iran Talks Set to Start in Islamabad–What to Know

The United States and Iran will begin formal peace talks on April 11 at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel, with at least three urgent issues needing swift resolution to sustain a tenuous ceasefire before addressing a host of issues that have strained relations between the two nations for a half-century. Topping the agenda is the United States’ ultimatum that the Iranian regime end its nuclear weapons development program and cede, without delay, enriched uranium under international supervision. President Donald Trump told reporters April 10 before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for a private dinner in Charlottesville, Virginia, that Iran has no wiggle room in conceding to this top priority, which compelled him to launch Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28 before agreeing to a two-week pause on April 7....