Iran Uses Economic Levers to Break the US-Iran Negotiation Deadlock

CBS News reports two rounds of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran yielded proposals tying Tehran's nuclear program to economic incentives, with Iran signaling it could buy American aircraft and offer access to oil and gas fields and joint investments; diplomats advise keeping the nuclear issue separate from missiles and militias, while Trump emphasizes no nuclear weapons and weighs next steps ahead of a State of the Union. Regional actors generally favor diplomacy over strikes, though Israel has discussed possible actions against Iran's missile program.