Iran US Conflict

US-Iran negotiations could leave Israel vulnerable to attack, experts say - analysis

Israeli defense officials estimate that the entire US-Iran negotiation process is bad for Israel, as it will likely not take Israel's security concerns into account. 

Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026
A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran.

Satellite images show Iran is rebuilding missile arsenal, nuclear sites - New York Times

US President Donald Trump walks, ahead of boarding the Marine One helicopter to depart the White House for travel to Detroit, Michigan, in Washington, DC, US, January 13, 2026

WATCH: 'One death is too much': Trump addresses Iranian protests in Detroit speech

 Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, seen at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Starlink operating in Iran, Elon Musk says, as Islamic regime shuts internet down


Iraq trains US-sanctioned militia leader for army position

Some critics, however, call it a risky gambit that puts someone with a questionable human rights record and who has been close to Iran at the heart of the Iraqi military.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective masks, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020.

How the IRGC overtook Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

Move might not be bad for Israel, report says

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective masks, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020.

Iran holds annual Gulf drill amid rising tensions with US

The US military said the drill had caused two bases with American troops in the region to go on heightened alert.

Trilateral naval exercise with Iran, Russia and China in Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, Dec. 2019

Explosions in Iran not toppling Ayatollahs – experts

Disagreements about intensity of expected Iranian response

A handout satellite image shows a closeup view of a building damaged by fire at the Natanz nuclear facility in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020.

Iraq PM, on Tehran visit, says threats to Iran from Iraqi soil not allowed

The Iraqi premier faces a tough balancing act between Tehran and Washington which have come close to open conflict in the region, particularly on Iraqi soil, over the past year.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2020

US 'begged' Iran not to retaliate for Soleimani killing, deputy FM says

“The US sent a message to Iran via the Swiss ambassador to demand that Iran not give a response, but it was rejected immediately.”

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

Iran prepared to retaliate if US stops Venezuela-bound tankers

"After increasing military threats against Iranian vessels headed for Venezuela, an order was issued to Iran's armed forces to identify and track several US merchant vessels."

A Spanish Civil Guard boat sails past Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 13, 2019

Iran dismisses new US sanctions as 'fruitless and repetitive'

"Washington's fruitless and repetitive sanctions against Iranian officials is a sign of weakness, despair and confusion of the US administration."

No sanctions relief for Iran.

Trump: Iran returning missing FBI agent is good, enriching uranium is bad

Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied that the case was re-opened and said that Levinson's whereabouts were still unknown.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

What Congress Can Do for an America Without a Coherent Middle East Policy

Our boots on the ground have left in the aftermath of the infamous Trump-Erdogan phone call, turning 100,000 American trained allied SDF troops into part of the Syrian army.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US January 30, 2018