Q&A replay: US-Iran peace talks, what next?

Your questions answered as negotiations continue

As the 60-day window for the US and Iran to reach a binding settlement continues, our panel of editors and correspondents come together to break down what the new memorandum of understanding could mean for the Gulf and the wider Middle East.

Negotiations between the US and Iran got under way in Switzerland on June 21, and a joint statement the following day signalled progress.

Hosted by The National’s deputy foreign editor Aveen Karim, our panel, including Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi, US bureau chief Thomas Watkins and Jerusalem correspondent Tom Helm, discuss what a deal might deliver, from sanctions relief to regional security and the future of Lebanon.

Updated: June 26, 2026, 1:06 PM