DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. But now the prospects of a war with the U.S. have riven a population that includes hardline supporters of the theocracy and those who feel Iran is splitting at the seams. Steve Witkoff, the billionaire friend of Trump serving as his special Mideast envoy, has said the president didn't understand why Iran "hadn't capitulated" given the forces arrayed against it in the region and beyond in Europe.
Author: Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Published at: 2026-02-24 23:22:17
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