# Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israeli war with Iran receded as a new week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill and both Tehran and Washington showing little willingness to soften their terms. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left mediator Pakistan empty-handed at the weekend, and US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by his envoys. The deadlock leaves the two countries locked in a confrontation that has already pushed energy prices to multi-year highs, stoked inflation and darkened global growth prospects.
US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks