A government supporter waves an Iranian flag during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. A peace deal to end the Iran war “will take a long time” to be reached, the BBC’a chief international correspondent has declared.
In a gloomy assessment, Lyse Doucet said “neither side wants to back down”.
Her comments came after Donald Trump said American officials would not take part in planned negotiations with their Iranian counterparts in Pakistan.
The US president has declared victory on several occasions since the conflict began with Israel and America’s ...


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