US has 'seemingly used diplomacy as a fig leaf to prepare for military strikes', expert says

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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University, says that the prospect of Iran coming back to the negotiating table is very remote, arguing that the United States has lost any goodwill because during the past two rounds of diplomatic talks "diplomacy has seemingly been used as a fig leaf to prepare for military strikes".