US-Iran talks

美伊谈判

The Point with Liu Xin

2026-06-22

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After negotiations in Switzerland, mediators Qatar and Pakistan announced that the United States and Iran have agreed on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal within 60 days. But major challenges remain. Can Washington and Tehran resolve the complex nuclear issue in just two months? Can tensions over the Strait of Hormuz be eased? And is this the beginning of a lasting breakthrough, or simply another pause before tensions resurface?
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  • through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

  • This is the point.

  • According to a joint statement from Qatar and Pakistan,

  • the US and Iran have agreed on a roadmap to reaching a final deal within 60 days to facilitate

  • that a high-level committee, a de-confliction cell, working groups and a line of communication will be established.

  • Yet, let's be honest, serious issues remain.

  • The nuclear issue took six parties at least 18 months to negotiate

  • how does the Trump administration expect to get it done in just two.

  • Next is the Strait of Hormuz.

  • With both sides, again, I mean the US and Iran, threatening tolls, can they find a way back?

  • To free and open access.

  • And last but not least is the issue of Israel, which has refused to stop striking Lebanon.

  • How seriously can we take the talks going forward?

  • Can there really be a deal that can last.

  • Welcome to this edition of The Point, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.

  • I'm Lee Xin.

  • Joining me today in the studio, Wen Jing, post-doctoral fellow at Tsinghua

  • University's Center for International Security and Strategy from Suzhou, Southern China.

  • Mohsen Soldust, assistant professor in the Department of International Studies at Xi'an Jiao-Tong Liverpool University.

  • I'm from Istanbul, Turkey, and Tong Fedyashian associate professor in the history department at American University.