Diplomatic Deadlock Deepens as U.S.-Iran Clashes Expand

The US and Iran signaled they aren’t ready to resume peace talks as fighting widens into a second week, with Washington broadening airstrikes toward northwestern Iran near Tabriz and Tehran saying there are no negotiations beyond messaging. Iran has vowed retaliation and warned it will target energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted, while the conflict has unsettled markets and sent oil prices higher. The Pentagon also confirmed four US service members have died in the past week amid the hostilities.