After Iran Deal, U.S. Bids to Revive Peace Talks on Syria

Washington hopes the Iran nuclear accord — and the Assad regime’s battlefield defeats — could create a new opening for diplomacy.

 BY DAN DE LUCE-AUGUST 10, 2015
The United States has launched a fresh attempt to revive peace talks designed to end the four-year Syrian civil war, hoping to capitalize on the aftermath of the Iran nuclear accord and the battlefield setbacks of the regime in Damascus.

After Iran Deal, U.S. Bids to Revive Peace Talks on Syria by Thavam Ratna