The US and Iran each struck a positive tone about the start of diplomatic talks, though analysts remain skeptical that the engagement will be enough to head off US airstrikes.

President Donald Trump’s maximalist demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment amid a military buildup suggest a rerun of 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer.

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan also said that the idea that US or Israeli airstrikes on Iran could lead to regime change was "a pipe ...