Bonus Episode: Stalled Talks and Next Steps for the US and Iran

This bonus episode of Middle East Focus features a recent MEI Virtual Briefing. Director of Communications Zeina Al-Shaib is joined by MEI Distinguished Diplomatic Fellows Alan Eyre and Daniel Benaim to discuss the historic talks held in Pakistan last weekend between the United States and Iran. Tehran insists the US failed to gain its trust, while the US made its red lines clear and declared it would blockade Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf. What happens next? Eyre and Benaim offer insights into what goes on behind the scenes at such negotiations; identify the core issues at play; explore potential incentives to end the war; analyze the weaponization of energy; as well as assess the role of other regional players in this conflict. Watch the Virtual Briefing Series here . Recorded on April 15, 2026.

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Bonus Episode: Stalled Talks and Next Steps for the US and Iran is an episode from Middle East Focus by Middle East Institute.

This episode is 01:02:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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