Nuclear Deal

No nuclear talks without implementation of interim deal, Iran's Araghchi says

Araghchi added that the Strait of Hormuz would not return to the pre-war era, with Iran and Oman maintaining sole sovereignty over the critical waterway.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the talks with Russian President at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg on April 27, 2026.
This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows an Israeli Iron Dome missile streaking accross the sky to intercept incoming projectiles on May 31, 2026.

US-Iran nuclear talks saw progress on key issues before recent strikes - report

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.

Trump says US to finalize Iran deal within days, achieve 'total victory' within two weeks

 People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Obama-era nuclear deal may be best case scenario for US, Iran peace talks, Israeli expert warns


US Iran envoy on reviving the Iran deal: 'Right now it's not even on the agenda, not the focus'

The reason the talks are at a standstill is that “Iran has taken a position in those talks for the past two months, which is simply inconsistent with a return to the deal,” Rob Malley told CNN.

 ROBERT MALLEY, the Biden administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill last week.

How will the Iranian protests impact the nuclear deal?

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Protests are unlikely to topple the regime, which may respond with some kind of radical change in policy.

 IRANIANS WALK past a newspaper stall with a paper’s front page bearing a title reading in Farsi ‘The night of the end of the JCPOA,’ in Tehran last August.

Can Israel put a stop to a nuclear Iran? -opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid, as foreign minister, greets Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, at the Negev Summit in Sde Boker, in March. What is certain is that both the Gulf Cooperation Council and Israel share a common view of the Iranian nuclear threat, says the writer.

How to understand the Iranian threat - opinion

Iran wanted to remake the Middle East. It had dispatched Shi’ite proxy armies to Syria, with their families to reconfigure the regional demography as it aspired to convert Syria into a Shi'ite State.

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at an Arba'een ceremony in Iran, September 17, 2022

US-Israel relations won't be affected by nuclear deal with Iran -opinion

The issue is not as superficial as some observers and analysts think. The Israeli-American strategic alliance is not being tested as much as people think.

 HEN-US president Donald Trump holds up a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement, in 2018

Hamas trying to instigate conflict in Jerusalem over Temple Mount - NSC chief Hulata

National Security Council chief Eyal Hulata says that Iran will only change nuclear policy if presented with a credible military threat.

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Iran urges IAEA 'not to yield to Israel's pressure', says ready to cooperate

"While Iran has obligations, it also has rights. The agency should preserve its credibility," charged Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi gestures after a news conference in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2022.

Mossad to CIA: Israel will not stand by as Iran defrauds the world

Mossad's Barnea has finished multiple rounds and days of meetings with senior US officials.

 Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 3, 2022.

Bipartisan letter urges Biden: No Iran Deal before consulting Congress

Bipartisan letter to Biden: "Do not return to the JCPOA before consulting with Congress"

 US President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a U.S. drone strike, in Washington, US August 1, 2022.

Deny Iran a nuclear weapon or deny Iran money for other mischief? - opinion

Critics of a possible new deal should admit – they’re willing to risk Iranian nukes.

 FORMER IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz speaks at an Institute for National Security Studies conference, in 2016. Last week, he said that ‘bad deals are better than good wars.'