Iran deliberately widening war to make it 'too expensive for everyone,' says Trita Parsi

(Al Jazeera English) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared negotiations with Washington "off the table," stating that despite three rounds of talks and reported progress, the US and Israel chose to attack. Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told Al Jazeera that US-Israeli strikes have created "apocalyptic" scenes in Tehran, with refineries ablaze and the city shrouded in black smoke.