Iran Deal

What should we do about Iran? - opinion

A decade after the 2015 Iran nuclear deal’s limits were scrapped by Trump, we’re left guessing if diplomacy or force can curb Tehran’s ambitions

 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025
The flags of Iran and Tajikistan; illustrative

Iran and Tajikistan sign agreement to enhance security cooperation

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage during the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015

Iran weighs pace of nuclear talks with US, unsure if to push for deal with Trump - analysis

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.

Arab states' shifting views may factor into Iran's nuclear calculations - analysis


Tehran will offer nuke concessions to satisfy Trump 'victory,' ensure regime lives on - opinion

Steve Witkoff said that the US was "open to compromise" within Iran nuclear talks, only to backtrack his comments and call for the elimination of Iran's nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.

Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024, in this screengrab taken from video.

Anxious Iranians hope nuclear talks may ease risk of US attack

Iranians are cautiously hopeful ahead of US nuclear talks, as markets rise and the rial strengthens, but fears of failure and conflict linger.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Trump seriously considering Iran's offer of indirect nuclear talks

The Trump administration believes direct talks would have a higher chance of success but does not rule out the format proposed by the Iranians.

 Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

No negotiations before total Iranian nuclear rollback - opinion 

Any talk of negotiating a new nuclear agreement—before Iran meets strict preconditions—is a dangerous mistake.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with defense industry experts in Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025

Will US-Russia-Iran diplomacy break the nuclear deadlock?- analysis

Iran has been a daily zig zag of messages, one day trumpeting negotiations with the West as possible, the next day saying its impossible, and the next day saying diplomacy is desirable again.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Iran's 'shadow fleet' hit with additional sanctions from US Treasury

These actions followed multiple executive orders targeting Iranian oil sector sales, following a presidential memorandum to put maximum pressure on Iran.

 The Iranian ship Khark at an undisclosed location in Iran, September 10,2020.

Netanyahu offers support to Trump's plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza

Sean Hannity interviewed Netanyahu on Fox News, discussing Gaza, Iran's nuclear and hegemony ambitions, US interests in the Middle East, and if Trump is the best friend Israel has had in Washington.

 Sean Hannity (L) interviewing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) on Fox News, February 5, 2025.

Trump's Ukraine envoy says world must reinstate 'maximum pressure' on Iran

He said there was an opportunity "to change Iran for the better" but that this opportunity would not last forever.

 (Illustrative) US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.

Death of Iran's president has delayed talks with IAEA, Grossi says

The deaths of Iran's president and foreign minister in a helicopter crash have caused a pause in the UN nuclear watchdog's talks with Tehran.

 Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024.

This is what happens when you cozy up to Iran - opinion

We need a leader who recognizes and acts upon this, not a leader who can only offer empty words and spineless policy.

 US President Joe Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

IAEA chief: We have lost track of Iran nuke progress

IAEA chief Grossi has expressed growing concerns over Iran's nuclear safety protocols in place.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.