Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume as Trump Weighs Military Strikes and Student Protests Escalate
Iran's top diplomat says he will 'probably' meet U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Geneva on Thursday for what may be a make-or-break round of nuclear talks, even as President Trump publicly weighs military strikes and Iranian universities erupt with fresh anti-regime protests. Gunfire and tear gas hit Tehran and Mashhad campuses Sunday as students defied the regime for a second day, honoring those killed in last month's crackdown. Trump expressed puzzlement that Iran has not yet 'capitulated' despite the largest American military buildup in the region since the Iraq War. The convergence of diplomacy, protest, and military posturing makes this the most volatile moment in the confrontation since U.S. bombers struck Iranian nuclear sites eight months ago.
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He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
— Isaiah 2:4
Isaiah's vision of a world where nations resolve conflicts through judgment rather than violence feels painfully distant as the drumbeats of war grow louder between Washington and Tehran. Yet the prophet's words endure as both a rebuke and a hope — a reminder that the arc of history bends not toward more sophisticated weapons, but toward the peace that only justice can bring.