Joining me now, Robert Malley, former U . Special Envoy for an, he was a lead negotiator on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, is also co-author of the book Tomorrow Is Yesterday, Life, Death and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel Palestine. Robert, welcome. First off, can I ask how surprising it is that the U .S.vice president is leading talks at this stage, descending such a high-level official suggests confidence that SOME KIND OF A FRAMEWORK OF A POTENTIAL DEAL MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN CARVED OUT. I WOULDN'T JUMP TO ...

UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED IN THE YES, AND SO THEY'RE MEETING IN DIFFERENT ROOMS. THIS IS NORMAL.THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST RUN OF NEGOTIATIONS. MY GUESS IS THE PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER IS GOING back and forth. The Omani prime minister did this in the last two talks.It didn't go very well the last two times. It both ended in surprise U .S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.So the Iranians are very skeptical. And then I'm hearing from analysts WANT TO DO WITH US AND OUR COLLEAGUE IN THE FIE ...

US-Iran peace talks are underway in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to Iranian state media. Follow live updates. https://t.co/4uh1BhX17G https://t.co/HfkL9e4XsM ...

Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran will get underway this weekend. Key issues include the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s military action in Lebanon and sanctions relief. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports from Islamabad. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast Every day, NBC News helps peop ...

With a ceasefire in place, albeit a fragile one, one White House official AFTER ANOTHER IS CLAIMING TOTAL VICTORY OVER IRAN. OPERATION EPIC FURY WAS A HISTORIC AND OVERWHELMING VICTORY ON THE battlefield, a capital V military victory. Over the course of 38 days of major combat operation, the Joint Force achieved the military objectives as defined by the president.This is a victory for the United States of America that the president and our incredible military made happen. But even as Trump touts a total vic ...

Let's see what uh the reality is on the ground in the Middle East right now. I want to kick things off this morning as we're trying to understand where uh the state of the uh Iran war really is and what those talks look like between the US uh and Iran set for this weekend. CNBC's Dan Murphy joins us now from Abu Dhabi.Good morning. What do you think is going on here. >> Hey there, Andrew.>> Well, I think it's fair to say the sentiment around the region is pretty cautious right now. Of course, Vice President ...

White House press secretary Caroline Levit speaking to reporters about that two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. The White House taking a victory lap of sort, saying that the president's rhetoric led to the ceasefire with Iran. The press secretary also sharing some news there that the first round of peace talks between the US and Iran will happen in Pakistan this Saturday.I want to bring in Monica Alba at the White House for us. Monica, you saw the press secretary there trying to draw this distinctio ...

Pakistan said Iran has confirmed its participation in peace talks with the US in Islamabad later this week as global efforts mount for a permanent agreement to end the war in the Middle East after a two-week ceasefire https://t.co/ktfPJ7iJhx ...

Well, US president Donald Trump announced the truce on social media, but cautioned the pause hinges on the reopening of the Strait Of Hormuz. Iran's foreign minister said safe passage to the waterway will be possible during that time, vowing that Iran will cease offensive operations if attacks are paused. Pakistan, a key mediator, meanwhile, says that it'll host talks on Friday, though The US is yet to confirm its attendance.For more, I'm joined by Bloomberg's Washington deputy bureau chief Laura Davison an ...

🇺🇸🇮🇷 JUST IN: US-Iran peace talks are expected to take place in Islamabad this Friday, per Axios. https://t.co/lyZVZ7iOnH ...