Analysts suggest that complex diplomatic negotiations involving Iran, Israel, and Lebanon are currently driven by tactical necessity rather than shared strategy or trust. These talks appear shaped by improvisation and shifting leverage, highlighting a lack of clear US policy coherence.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Aaron David Miller, former State Department Middle East negotiator, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Miller has spent decades working in diplomacy, and he does not see a coherent strategy playing out here, just improvisation shaped by pressure, personality, and shifting leverage. The negotiations surrounding Iran, Israel, and Lebanon are not driven by trust or a shared vision of resolution, but by tactical necessity and as...