Iran's Deliberate Delay: Dragging Talks Past US Midterms to Break Trump

The Guardian reports Tehran has structured nuclear talks to run through November's US midterms, mirroring the 1979-81 hostage crisis that hobbled Carter. Deputy FM Gharibabadi laid out sanctions relief, port access, and asset unfreezing as prerequisites before nuclear negotiations even begin—a sequence lasting months. State-aligned media tracks Trump's falling ratings, openly betting the ballot box settles the war.