Beijing time, early morning on October 14, 2026, Axios reported that a U.S. official said negotiations with Iran are "not really dead, but not really alive either." The official said the U.S. side is applying pressure and believes that "cooler heads will prevail" on the Iranian side.
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2026-10-13 20:13 · U.S. official on Iran: The negotiations are not really dead, but they're not really alive. We're just here, piling on the pressure and there's a belief that smarter heads will prevail over there. Sour…
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U.S. Official Says Iran Talks Are Neither Dead Nor Alive
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