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What the ‘Mother of All Trade Deals’ Learned From the India-ASEAN FTA

India has spent the last 16 years paying for its trade deal with ASEAN. The India-EU FTA would not repeat those mistakes.

Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the US-Iran deal, and challenges remain

The interim peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran last week was the result of weeks of tough diplomacy ...
The New York Times

As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path

Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot. By Tyler Pager Reporting from Washington As Vice President JD Vance entered the fifth hour of negotiations with Iranian leaders over the ...
Military.com

Iran Suspends US Negotiations as Middle East Ceasefire Efforts Unravel

Pro-government Iranian demonstrators wave Iranian flags and a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, and his slain father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a gathering at a square ...
CNBC

Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries in retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, Iran's state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim said. Tehran will ...
The New York Times

High-Wire Negotiations With Iran? Trump Finds It ‘Very Boring.’

President Trump told CNBC that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations with Iran break down. By David E. Sanger For three months, President Trump has been deeply engaged in the Iran conflict, ...
Reuters

First USMCA negotiations to focus on content rules, economic security, Greer says

MANASSAS, Virginia, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday that the first round ‌of formal negotiations to update the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement next week ...
CNBC

Harvard and MIT negotiation experts: How to say 'no' without making things awkward—'it's an underrated superpower'

Saying "no" can be hard for many people. We want to be polite, even if we think a proposal is unattractive. A standard way to be respectful is to help someone learn why you aren't interested. The ...
The Washington Post

Inside Vance’s Iran negotiations: No deal, but ‘friendly’ talks

The involvement of Vice President JD Vance had raised hopes around the world that the weekend negotiations in Pakistan would solidify the ceasefire with Iran and put an end to the war within reach.
The New Yorker

How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

Since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, in late February, Pakistan’s government has emerged as a surprising broker of ceasefire negotiations. In addition to helping communicate some ...
The Conversation

War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office

Operation Epic Fury – the latest round of military strikes against Iran – began when Iran was engaged in negotiations with the United States to renew restrictions on its nuclear program. This is not ...