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Roknifard: US-Iran Talks Only Substantial If Fights Stop
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Jun 29th, 2026 Roknifard: US-Iran Talks Only Substantial If Fights Stop US & Iran have agreed to cease attacking each other as peace talks resume. The exchange of attacks began over the Strait of Hormuz after the IRGC struck a container ship, prompting Washington to hit Iran, and both sides blaming the other for breaching the ceasefire. Julia Roknifard, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law & Governance at Taylor's University, Malaysia spoke to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons...
Jun 29th, 2026
Roknifard: US-Iran Talks Only Substantial If Fights Stop
US & Iran have agreed to cease attacking each other as peace talks resume. The exchange of attacks began over the Strait of Hormuz after the IRGC struck a container ship, prompting Washington to hit Iran, and both sides blaming the other for breaching the ceasefire. Julia Roknifard, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law & Governance at Taylor's University, Malaysia spoke to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the likely scenario ahead.
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