U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War

NEW: The US and Iran have blown through their deadline to reach a broad deal to end the war, with the two sides appearing far apart despite Trump's June ceasefire.

The deadline to end the war between the US and Iran just came and went. No deal.

Washington and Tehran were supposed to turn June's ceasefire into a broad agreement by now, and they've blown straight through the date. By all accounts the two sides aren't close, they're far apart on the big questions, and neither one blinked before the clock ran out.

Remember, this ceasefire was Trump's, brokered back in June, and he's the one with his name on it. A truce without a deal behind it is just a pause with good manners. Every day the gap stays this wide, the pressure builds on both capitals to either get back in the room or explain why the guns should stay quiet.

So here's where we are. A ceasefire holding on habit, a deadline in the rearview mirror, and no agreement in sight. That's the story tonight.

This is Liu Yang, reporting for HIT.

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