President Donald Trump has paused US strikes on Iran. He wants to give diplomacy more time, according to Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN. Tehran, meanwhile, says it has halted retaliatory attacks, raising hopes that the conflict may be entering a less volatile phase. But US media reports suggest concerns over military resources, rising energy prices and the risk of a wider regional war may also be influencing Washington’s calculations. To help us unpack what’s driving Washington’s strategy — and what comes next — we’re joined by former US diplomat Alan Eyre, who helped negotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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