Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?

The lead

Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp.

What shifts

But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp

The wider picture

The detail that stands out: But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp.

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The editorial line

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of airstrikes, paused, talks, pressing, forward: But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp.