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US-Iran negotiations 'going well,' could reach deal by weekend, Trump claims

He described Iran as "volatile," stating that the US military was more than capable of wiping the country out within a few weeks.

US President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and healthcare industry professionals, answers a reporters question during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms

Iran increases checkpoints in Kurdish region as minority group disproportionally executed

A view shows the outskirts of an Iranian Kurdish military facility north of Erbil, Iraq, on March 11, 2026, after it was struck by an Iranian drone.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq signal move to place weapons under state control amid US pressure

A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024.

Iran's escalation against Gulf states raises concerns it feels safe attacking neighbors - analysis

Iran claimed this is “conducted in response to a series of US military attacks.”

JUNE 3, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iranians walk past an anti-US mural in Tehran on June 3, 2026.

Iran claims failed US missile struck Kuwait airport, Human bones discovered in Kibbutz Kfar Aza

US, Israel will 'fully return' to military action if needed, Netanyahu tells CNBC • Kuwait declares two Iranian diplomats persona non grata after airport strike • Iran targets US military ship

JUNE 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.

US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links

The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that two brothers had also been individually sanctioned, along with the exchange’s chief executive officer.

JUNE 2, 2026ByREUTERS

Bitcoins are seen on the background of the Iranian flag (illustrative)

Trump denies reports that US-Iran talks have stalled

Iran's IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that the Islamic regime had called for talks with the US to cease over Israeli military action in Lebanon.

JUNE 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump listens to members of his Cabinet speak during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.

JUNE 2, 2026ByREUTERS

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing conerning the fiscal year 2027 budget for the State Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.

Iran signals 'strategic desperation,' as regime attacks it own economic lifeline in UAE - interview

Beyond its role as a major trading partner, the UAE serves as one of Iran’s principal sanctions-evasion hubs.

JUNE 2, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Iran military sites 'completely hidden,' can sustain production, senior IRGC general boasts

A senior Iranian commander said sites that produce military equipment are "completely hidden from the enemy's view," signaling to the US and Israel that Iran is still managing to produce weapons.

JUNE 2, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN