A man sifts through rubble at the site of a building hit by a US-Israeli strike on a commercial district, on March 29, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesAs the Iran war gets worse, a quartet of regional powers offers the best hope for peace. Talks could start as early as Tuesday. The US military build-up points to a likely ground operation and the public positions of Washington and Tehran are incompatible. But if there is any hope of ending this conflict soon, it probably lies in Islamabad and in the efforts of these four regional powers.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2026 06:04 UTC