Yasmeen Khan

The goals for ongoing talks, at least, are a little clearer.

According to Reuters, Washington wants the regime to limit the range of its missiles to short distances, withdraw support for armed groups in the Middle East, and agree to zero nuclear enrichment.

These are conditions Iran has never previously entertained, and the government there maintains its nuclear program as a right and necessity for peaceful energy-related goals.

As they prepare for new talks on Thursday, Iran faces big vulnerabilities at home.

The economic conditions remain catastrophic, and discontent has not gone away, despite the violent crackdown.

Students in Tehran protested for the third day in a row on Monday, defying their government.

But as the journal's Ward points out, the regime could still act with aggression if they feel they're out of options.

Iran's president said the negotiations so far had yielded encouraging signals.

And an Iranian official briefed Reuters that they were ready to make concessions.

The battle to own one of Hollywood's most iconic studios has entered a new phase.

Yesterday, Paramount presented a higher offer to Warner Brothers as it tries to muscle out Netflix's deal.

Dominic Patton is the executive editor for Deadline.

He told us that if the Warner Brothers board deems this new offer to be superior, Netflix will have four days to respond.

Speaking on the BAFTA's red carpet over the weekend, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos offered a challenge of sorts to his rivals.

As Patton reports, the Department of Justice has now begun investigating whether the takeover would breach antitrust law, adding a new complication to Sarandos' bid.

Patton says the case could come down to whose math you believe.

Netflix doesn't see it that way.

Sarandos says if the streamer acquires Warner and HBO Max's customers, it would only grow from having about 9% of the market to 10%.

The DOJ is now seeking sworn information from interested parties, like producers or filmmakers, to determine what kind of leverage Netflix has over the industry.

There are bound to be some hostile responses.