New Delhi, March 28 -- The US-Israel war against Iran rages on, with no sign yet of the conflict nearing an end.

While the week opened on an optimistic note, with US President Donald Trump holding off strikes on Tehran's power infrastructure by five days until 27 March, missiles continued to streak across West Asian skies even as the US looked seriously at putting boots on the ground.

Trump has extended the pause by another 10 days until 7 April, amid reports of Pakistan playing the mediator and US vice-president J.D. Vance emerging as the lead negotiator, though Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff could also be part of the team.

If so, how does Trump's claim that the US is negotiating with Iran align with Tehran's repeated d...