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Attacking Iran isn't enough: Only regime change will end the nuclear threat - opinion

Airstrikes alone won’t dismantle Tehran’s nuclear threat. The complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear program cannot come without the removal of the regime that pursues it.

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian attends a news conference in Tehran last week. At a cultural event, he was told not to read poetry in Azerbaijani, says the writer.
 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

Israel's Iran strategy heavily banks on US getting good nuclear deal, sources say - analysis

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter departs after a visit to the US Capitol last week. If Washington signals restraint or pressures Jerusalem to temper its response to provocations, Iran will interpret it as a green light to escalate, the writer warns.

Will US back Israeli preemptive actions? - opinion

 US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by senior US officials, June 21, 2025, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Trump says US not offering Iran 'anything,' not speaking to Tehran


Blinken's critique of Trump omits vital details about Obama's failings with Iran - opinion

What Blinken’s essay leaves out is that Obama employed weak negotiating tactics that allowed Tehran to evade several key issues.

 THEN-US SECRETARY of state Antony Blinken meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the State Department in 2021. The US ignored Iran’s expansion of ballistic missile technology, the writer maintains.

Iran’s countdown to erase Israel backfires - opinion

Iran's leaders may regret the clock erected in Tehran; the longer it continues to mark down the days until Israel’s putative disappearance, the more of a humiliation it becomes.

 IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi speaks on the phone during a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in Istanbul on Saturday. If Iran’s leadership believes it can’t prevail against Israel and the US, it will likely decide to negotiate, says the writer.

Iranians doubt nuclear deal will be reached - report

This report comes amid talks resuming in Rome, with delegations led by Iran's foreign minister and the US Middle East envoy.

 An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2025; illustrative

US and Iran to hold nuclear talks amid clashing red lines

"Figuring out the path to a deal is not rocket science: Zero nuclear weapons = we DO have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do NOT have a deal. Time to decide." Araghchi posted on his personal X/Twitter.

 Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative)

Iran faces US without Plan B as nuclear red lines collide

"The plan B is to continue the strategy before the start of talks. Iran will avoid escalating tensions, it is ready to defend itself," a senior Iranian official said.

 Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during a meeting between Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and nuclear scientists and personnel of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023.

Brian Mast to 'Post': 'Trump prefers diplomacy over bombs'

"He's the person who put sanctions on Iran and has put secondary sanctions on those who seek to do business with Iran."

 US Rep. Brian Mast speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

'Post' reveals: Why and how Israel missed its chance to strike Iran's nuclear sites - exclusive

JPost reveals for the first time the full extent of the debates between Israel's political and security echelons over striking in Tehran.

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian flag (illustration).

UN nuclear watchdog says it should be involved in Iran, US nuclear talks

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned on Wednesday that Iran is “not far” from a nuclear bomb.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with the head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Eslami, in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.

Iranian minister in Moscow aims to shore up support ahead of US talks

Araghchi said he plans to discuss issues relating to nuclear talks between Iran and the United States during his visit to Moscow,

  Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after their joint press conference at the foreign ministry headquarters in Tehran on February 25, 2025.

Trump betrays Netanyahu with shifting Saudi, Iran priorities - opinion

Netanyahu's Washington trip got a surprise gut punch when Trump revealed the United States and Iran were about to begin negotiations on a nuclear agreement without Israel.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress in 2015.

Trump blocked Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites, favoring diplomacy- NYT

The president told Israel of his decision earlier in April, according to the report, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Washington visit. 

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)