DETERRENCE VS. DIPLOMACY: CAN IAEA VERIFICATION BRIDGE THE GAP?
(By Khalid Masood) INTRODUCTION: THE PERFECT STORM The Iran nuclear question has entered its most volatile phase in over a decade. Despite multiple rounds of indirect negotiations throughout early 2026, US and Iranian officials remained locked in a strategic stalemate. The February–April diplomatic cycles, initially hosted in Muscat and Geneva, failed to yield a breakthrough….