What to expect ahead of the U.S.-Iran negotiations

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM EST

Here & Now’s Scott Tong speaks with Jim Walsh, senior research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program, ahead of the U.S.-Iran negotiations tomorrow.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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