Iran and us

The tipping point that changes history - opinion

Why wars often end precisely when escalation appears out of hand

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026.

Trump considers limited strike on Iran, most air power since 2003 arrives in Middle East - WSJ

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Massive weeks-long war between US, Iran could begin 'very soon,' Axios reports

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

'I would think twice about flying': Iran conflict 'much closer' post-Geneva talks, expert warns


Lapid: US adopted Israeli stances in Iran response

Nuclear talks may enter 10th round after US, Iran exchange responses to “final” draft of deal.

 Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves the Palais Coburg, the venue where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, August 4,2022.

Iran's proxy terror attacks are a direct hit on free speech - opinion

The correct response to Iran’s toxic efforts to murder dissidents in the West is an utter and complete refusal to be silent.

 AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE is interviewed in London in 2008.

Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by US, set to leave Greece

The seizure from the Lana, formerly the Pegas, prompted Iranian forces in May to seize two Greek tankers in the Middle East Gulf.

 The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

Renewed deal will only keep Iran ‘several months’ from a bomb, Malley says

The EU said on Monday it had put forward a "final" text following four days of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iranian officials in Vienna. 

An Iranian Army paratrooper flies with the Iranian flag during a military exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, November 7, 2021.

Iran, US to resume talks in Vienna tomorrow

The negotiations set to begin on Thursday will be the first talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal since June.

 Delegates from Iran attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City, New York, US, August 1, 2022.

Biden says US won’t wait forever for Iran deal, doesn’t set deadline

Prime Minister Yair Lapid told Biden in their meeting that the nuclear talks to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action cannot continue to be open-ended and must have a deadline.

 US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signing the Jerusalem Declaration

Qatar to host indirect talks between Iran and US on reviving 2015 nuclear deal

Iran and the United States will communicate indirectly through Qatar about the revival of 2015 nuclear deal

 European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora and Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi wait for the start of talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria June 20, 2021

Iran media slams Al-Jazeera for reports of Iran nuke deal progress

Iran's Tasnim new criticized Al Jazeera's translation of quotes about the Iran Deal, saying that that they were inaccurate.

 The logo of Iran's Tasnim News Agency.

Biden offered Iran an olive branch but it isn't working - opinion

The only viable approach is not half-hearted but a full-court press of restrictive economic measures against the Islamic Republic’s rulers. We must ask ourselves, do these sanctions work?

Iranian commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami, second from right, and Iran's Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, third from left, attend the graduation ceremony of Imam Hussein Military University in Tehran, Oct. 3, 2021.

Conference of Presidents: 'We are deeply concerned' over delisting IRGC

Delisting the IRGC from the Terrorist Foreign Organization list remains the only major stumbling block between the US and Iran in their mutual efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Iranian commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami, second from right, and Iran's Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, third from left, attend the graduation ceremony of Imam Hussein Military University in Tehran, Oct. 3, 2021.