Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade strikes again, after Trump warns Tehran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks

Key events Thursday’s strikes are more evidence that Iran has the leverage in the negotiations with the Trump administration, according to Dan Shapiro, the former US ambassador to Israel . double quotation mark It is Trump that is desperate for them to sign the agreement, as his statements reveal, and Iran that is dragging their feet.” in a post online, Shapiro says that the strikes will reinforce for Iran that “time works in their favor.” double quotation mark A deal that punts nuclear …