Shock Houthi-US truce deals latest whiplash in bumpy Iran diplomacy

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

An airport staff walks past wreckage of a destroyed plane at Sanaa International Airport, in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike, in Sanaa, Yemen, May 7, 2025.
An airport staff walks past wreckage of a destroyed plane at Sanaa International Airport, in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike, in Sanaa, Yemen, May 7, 2025.

The surprise ceasefire between the United States and Yemen's Houthis this week underscored the unpredictability of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear talks as they head for crunch time over the weekend, experts told the Eye for Iran podcast.