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Trump's Iran choice: a weak deal or wider war - analysis

As military pressure fails to shift Tehran’s position and diplomacy offers no easy victory, the US president faces a choice

US President Donald Trump is approaching a strategic crossroads in the war with Iran. Premium
Iranians drive past a huge billboard carrying the image of the late Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran. Iranians remain defiant despite US and Israeli pressure. PremiumPremium

Negotiating with bombs: How Iran turns US strikes into leverage - analysis

 Seyyed Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, known as Majid Mousavi, is a brigadier general in the IRGC who was appointed commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force on June 13, 2025.

IRGC general threatens to 'turn entire region into hell' if Strait of Hormuz destabilized

US Sailors observe as a US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter lands on the flight deck of USS Tripoli while transiting the Arabian Sea in a photo shared by US Central Command on May 30, 2026.

Explosions reportedly heard in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all sides'


Explosions heard across Iran after US announces 'self-defense strikes' against regime

Israel should have seized Iran's uranium during Operation Roaring Lion, Gallant says • Ramat David Airbase hit by missile fragment earlier this week, IDF confirms to 'Post'

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026.

US strikes Iran in retaliation for helicopter hit, state media denies Iranian involvement

Tehran willing to negotiate if US behavior changes, says top Iranian official • Ben-Gvir proposes arrests of Hezbollah members • Direct hit from Iranian missile damaged four houses in West Bank town

Part of an Iranian ballistic missile is seen in the desert near Vered Yeriho in the West Bank after being fired toward Israel from Iran, June 8, 2026.

Khamenei, IRGC, Iranian military communication lines disrupted, source tells anti-regime outlet

Iran International reported that missile launches toward Israel may have been carried out under pre-established protocols without coordination with Khamenei’s office.

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2026.

Iran halts strikes as Netanyahu says Israel will defend itself ‘as much as needed’

Saudi, Qatari leadership coordinate mediation and de-escalation between US, Iran • All flights to and from Iran canceled until further notice • IDF issues evacuation warning for southern Lebanon

Missile impact in central Israel, June 8, 2026.

IDF strikes Iran after Trump requests no Israeli retaliation for missile attack

Two IDF soldiers killed, four wounded over weekend in Lebanon • US downs Iranian drones in Hormuz • Pentagon reportedly raises Israel's espionage threat level to 'critical'

IDF strikes Iranian targets. June 8, 2026

US warns citizens in Middle East to exercise caution, IDF soldier killed in southern Lebanon

Israel to continue Lebanon operations • Hezbollah seeks IDF withdrawal to pre-war positions • Netanyahu backs GOP plan to end aid to Israel

ISRAELI PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

Iran’s war strategy: Winning by making war too costly - opinion

Trump’s domestic political standing is often tied to energy costs and inflation. Iran understands that a spike in oil prices can destabilize Western economies and fracture international coalitions.

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Iran deal on nukes, missiles, Hormuz, and terror cash: A guide for the perplexed - analysis

For Israel to properly understand its security needs and future risks, it is also important to come to a dispassionate and apolitical evaluation of the major issues involved in the US-Iran deal.

Iranians attend the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Amnesty International warns Islamic regime using ‘wartime conditions’ to intensify repression

The report comes only a week after the Islamic Republic seemingly ended its internet blackout after an almost three-month cut off, though human rights organizations warned that restrictions remain.

Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Iran's Pezeshkian said to offer resignation to Khamenei over growing IRGC influence - report

An anonymous official told Iran International that the letter had called out the fact that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had effectively taken over large portions of the government.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.