Gulf deadlock

APPREHENSIONS regarding a fresh round of US-Iran hostilities are palpable, as the 60-day window for negotiations envisaged under the Islamabad MoU expired on Monday, with no forward movement on the diplomatic front. In fact, Tehran disputes the characterisation of the 60-day window as a deadline, with Irans foreign ministry spokesman saying it was only a framework to facilitate talks. Meanwhile, the noises coming out of Washington are not reassuring at all. US President Donald Trump has asked…