Peace talks in Qatar had barely begun when the US initiated a new wave of strikes against Iran. 

The US says targeting Iranian boats and missile sites was an act of self-defence, but what will it mean for a deal to end the war? 

Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute explains what the US President actually needs to finally walk away from a conflict he no longer wants.

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Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute