• Diplomats see high chances of final agreement despite hiccups
• Insist both sides want to avoid open-ended conflict
• Nuclear issues likely to be handled in later negotiations
• Ex-envoy Munir Akram says gaps are more about narrative than substance

WASHINGTON: Islamabad remains a leading contender to host the formal signing ceremony of a possible US-Iran peace agreement if negotiators…

The US bombing campaign in Iran relies heavily on British military bases. For a moment, it seemed Keir Starmer might refuse Washington access, but he has proved too cowardly to make even this basic stand for human rights against imperial war.

Under Keir Starmer, the Labour Party appears incapable of imagining a world beyond American power. (Benjamin Cremel — WPA Pool / Getty…