Are efforts to broker peace deal between Iran and US doomed to fail?

Backchannel talks between the United States and Iran are unlikely to result in a breakthrough, according to Chinese analysts, who said the core conditions for a ceasefire were unlikely to be met. On Monday, President Donald Trump said the US had held “productive” conversations with Iran despite his threats to “obliterate” the country’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane, was not reopened. However, the US and Iran have given conflicting accounts about peace talks, with...