This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.
Are we heading for World War III?
The consequences of the U.S.
And Israel war with Iran have already reached far beyond those three countries.
Is there a danger of this conflict becoming truly global?
I'm Asma Khalid, one of the hosts of the Global Story podcast from the BBC,
where we explore how world wars start, how they end, and what can be done to avoid them.
Listen to the Global Story on BBC. com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
We're coming to you live from London.
I'm Leila Nathu.
Are they actually talking?
Will they talk more?
And what about?
There are many unanswered questions about what President Trump described yesterday.
As constructive discussions between the US and Iran on ending the war.
Talks which apparently led to the postponement of threatened US attacks on Iran's infrastructure.
The White House now says the situation is fluid after Iranian officials denied having any contact with the US.
Potential mediating countries are now circling.
Some see President Trump's announcement as a sign he was looking for a way out of the conflict and to soothe markets.