US-Iran Talks Continuing, But Strikes on Saudi Arabia May Derail Effort, Say Sources

By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid

ISLAMABAD, April 7 (Reuters) – Talks between the United States and Iran were at risk of being derailed following Tehran’s attacks on Saudi Arabian industrial facilities, two Pakistani sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as the hours before President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash “hell” on the nation dwindled.

The next few hours of talks are critical, one of the sources said. Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. in Washington – 3:30 a.m. in Tehran – to end its blockade of Gulf oil or