US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office on 7 October 2025. Pic: AP

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end the war with the US from a position of strength as Donald Trump threatens unprecedented economic sanctions against Tehran.

Jameson Land, a remote part of Greenland where the US company Greenland Energy has landed drilling equipment. Photograph: Terry Allen/Alamy

Iran’s negotiating strategy could keep the US-Iran conflict alive through the 2026 midterm elections, creating political and economic pressure on the Trump administration.