Iran Plots To Deal Midterm Blow by Keeping U.S. Entangled

By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically - but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back

By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically, but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could only prolong the conflict Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting