Why U.S.-Iran peace talks are stalling

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT

Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran are stalling.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Suzanne Maloney at the Brookings Institution about why.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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