By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inf...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/iran-war-trump-midterm-ballot)