Iran war day 78: Trump and Tehran signal talks as Lebanon truce extended
On day 78 of the Iran war, Al Jazeera reports that Trump and Tehran are signalling openness to talks, while a US-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon has been extended. Iran said Trump signalled openness to negotiation, though the deadlock over Tehran's nuclear programme remains.
On day 78 of the Iran war, Tehran said Donald Trump signalled openness to negotiations, Al Jazeera reports. Trump had earlier said that a 20-year suspension of Iran's nuclear programme would be sufficient, but the deadlock between the two sides persists.
On the same day, a US-mediated ceasefire in Lebanon was extended. Even so, Al Jazeera reports that Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon continued despite the extension being declared; casualties were reported on the Lebanese side in the most recent strikes.
The picture across the multi-front conflict remains mixed: Tehran is leaving the door to dialogue with Washington open, while combat on the ground continues. The Trump administration is trying to bring Tehran to the negotiating table on both the nuclear file and the Lebanon front; Gulf states and Europe are weighing mediation options.
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