NPR's A Martinez speaks with Robert Malley, former U.S. special envoy for Iran, about mixed messages from the Trump administration and Iranian leadership about a potential deal to end the war.

As Donald Trump's plan to exert maximum pressure on Iran to push it toward a peace deal is yet to find any success, a former US envoy has somewhat given a reality check to the US President on the stalement.

So let's take the president at his word and consider what it might mean for the U.S. to leave Iran in several weeks with the Islamic republic still intact and still in control of the Strait of Hormuz. We've called Robert Malley for his take. He served as U ...

We wanted to get another take on those U.S.-Iran negotiations over the weekend and also consider what the next steps might be for diplomacy. We've called Robert Malley for that because he has held several consequential roles advising on U.S. Middle East ...