War Stories So What Exactly Is Going On With the Iran Peace Talks Now? For all of Trump’s tough talk, Iran has the upper hand. By Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Fred Kaplan ? May 07, 2026 4:42 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It is a sad thing when high-level American and Iranian officials make contradictory claims and the Iranians turn out to be right. This has happened a few times since the war began almost six weeks ago. In the latest instance, U.S. officials said the two sides were very close to agreement on a peace deal; the Iranians denied that assessment , and indeed, at least so far, no deal has been struck. The continued impasse was predictable.…