Executive summary

Geopolitics: Another round of peace talks between the US and Iran failed to materialise, with Iran only committing to indirect talks in Islamabad and US negotiators cancelling their trip to Pakistan.

• Will direct or indirect US-Iran negotiations, with representatives from both nations present in the same country, resume before June 2026? Our forecasters think there’s an 80% (75% to 85%) chance.

• Will the US end its naval blockade of Iranian ports before June 2026? Our forecasters think there’s a 47% (33% to 70%) chance.

• Will US strikes on Iranian territory, excluding strikes on boats, ships and waterborne drones, resume before June 2026? Our forecasters believe there’s a 46% (40% to 55%) probability.

Technology and AI: Unauthorized users reportedly gained access to Anthropic’s Mythos model.

• Will Anthropic release a model to the general public that outperforms Mythos Preview on over 50% of examined benchmarks including the words “agentic” and “coding” before 2027? Our forecasters think there’s a 73% (51% to 90%) chance.

Economy: The Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. Trump’s nominee to be Federal Reserve Chair looks set to get a Senate hearing after the Department of Justice dropped its case […]

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Outline:

(00:22) Executive summary

(02:31) Geopolitics

(02:34) Middle East

(04:18) Asia

(05:26) The Americas

(05:29) The United States

(06:26) The Rest of the Americas

(07:05) Europe

(07:17) Economy

(08:24) Technology and artificial intelligence

(10:59) Nature and climate

(12:57) Miscellaneous

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First published:
April 27th, 2026

Source:
https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/us-iran-peace-talks-called-off-unauthorized

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