US-Iran talks are not a countdown to conflict
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par Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
When Iranian and US officials met for talks in the Omani capital of Muscat on February 6, many journalists and analysts were speculating as to whether diplomacy will fail and whether war will inevitably follow. But that framing misses the deeper reality of this moment. The more important question is why both sides have returned to the negotiating table at all, despite years of hostility, sanctions, proxy conflict and open threats.
The anxiety that has surrounded the talks is understandable. Washington warned…
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lundi 9 février 2026
