Trump attack threat looms as nuclear talks between US and Iran go to wire

Extension of Geneva negotiations into the night suggest gaps between the two sides remainMiddle East crisis – live updatesHigh-stakes talks between the US and Iran over a permanent end to Tehran’s nuclear programme were to continue late into the night on Thursday, with apparent gaps between the two sides leaving open the possibility that Donald Trump will launch an unprecedented punitive military assault on Iran.Iran’s foreign ministry tried to dampen suggestions that the talks in Geneva had broken down, insisting new ideas had been raised requiring more consultation in both capitals. Continue reading...