A King's College London international security lecturer said that with the Strait of Hormuz stabilising, Iran appears to be moving into a 'neither war nor peace' posture and is not rushing back to the negotiating table to seek sanctions relief. He said the United States looks more clearly intent on pushing a deal than Iran, despite Trump’s mixed signals—frequent hawkish rhetoric alongside public comments that an agreement is close. On Israel, he added Prime Minister Netanyahu needs to show he is

2026-06-08

A King's College London international security lecturer said that with the Strait of Hormuz stabilising, Iran appears to be moving into a 'neither war nor peace' posture and is not rushing back to the negotiating table to seek sanctions relief. He said the United States looks more clearly intent on pushing a deal than Iran, despite Trump’s mixed signals—frequent hawkish rhetoric alongside public comments that an agreement is close. On Israel, he added Prime Minister Netanyahu needs to show he is taking a hard line against Hezbollah rather than merely following US policy signals.