Iran nuclear talks

No clear objectives for US military action in Iran, officials say

Senior US officials are unclear on Trump's objectives for military action in Iran, as indirect talks continue in Oman amid rising tensions.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) meets with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi for indirect nuclear talks with the US in Muscat, Oman, February 6, 2026.

Iran rejects call to halt uranium enrichment after second round of indirect US negotiations in Oman

US President Donald Trump sits at his desk, behind a hat that reads "America is back" at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 3, 2026.

Talking to Tehran: Why US returned to the negotiating table as Iran was at its weakest

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif grimaces prior to a bilateral meeting, on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Putin arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust

Pakistan working with regional states to ease US-Iran tensions, PM says


In Netanyahu-Trump talks, Gaza urgent, but Iran is critical - analysis

If diplomacy is to be Trump's chosen path, Netanyahu will push to ensure it is not another drawn-out process that buys Iran more time.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion airport on May 23, 2017

Would Iran use nuclear weapons against Israel? - opinion

Retaliation causing millions of Iranian deaths may not deter the ayatollahs.

Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024, in this screengrab taken from video.

Iran expands stock of near-weapons grade uranium, IAEA reports no progress

Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to weapons grade, one of the confidential International Atomic Energy Agency reports to member states showed.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Are Iran, the West still moving toward unofficial nuclear understanding? - analysis

The nuclear and Middle East regional elements of the understanding seem to be holding, even as the Russia-Iran part may never have been nailed down.

 A billboard with a photo of a new hypersonic ballistic missile called "Fattah" and with text reading "400 seconds to Tel Aviv" is seen on a building in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2023

Interim Iran agreement in works won’t roll back enrichment, Erdan says

Israel has long instated that stiff international sanctions would help sway Tehran to abandon its program.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan at the Jerusalem Post 2023 Annual Conference in New York, June 5, 2023

What is Iranian nuclear ‘weaponization’ and why is it decisive? - analysis

In the last few decades, there was a battle to stop Tehran from being able to develop a nuclear weapon.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Iran pledges to cooperate with IAEA investigation, re-installs cameras

Iran is supposed to provide access to information, locations and people, suggesting a vast improvement after years of Iranian stonewalling.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi looks on during a news conference with Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami as they meet in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2023.

Russia: Not reviving nuclear deal will have 'irreversible consequences'

Russian officials optimistic on potential revival of the JCPOA • West 'hysterical' over drones because of nuke deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

US, E3 push IAEA board to say Iran must cooperate urgently

The United States, Britain, France and Germany demand that Iran will explain the uranium traces found at three undeclared sites.

IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi listens as head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali-Akbar Salehi delivers his speech at the opening of the IAEA General Conference at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 21, 2020

Iran is an ever more 'relevant' problem, nuclear watchdog chief says

Officials said one important sticking point has been Iran's demand that the IAEA end an investigation into uranium traces found at undeclared sites.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to the media after attending a close door meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, October 27, 2022.