Ceasefire Talks Stall, Military Postures Harden: What Happens Next in the US-Iran Standoff
(By Khalid Masood) The midnight deadline has passed. In situation rooms across Washington, Tehran, and allied capitals, military planners and diplomatic envoys are weighing the same question: has the window for de-escalation closed, or has it merely narrowed to a thread? For days, the Middle East has operated under the shadow of an April 7…