Iran Deal

Witkoff: US demanding Iran agrees to nuclear deal that lasts indefinitely - Axios

Witkoff told a private gathering of AIPAC donors in Washington that the Trump administration aims to sign a deal without a "sunset clause."

US envoy Steve Witkoff visiting the US's CMCC near Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025; illustrative.
Iranian, American flags against backdrop of Iranian nuclear site. (illustration)

Iran stalls for interim deal as US-Tehran play ‘game of chicken’ with war, expert tells ‘Post'

US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, US, February 19, 2026.

Trump warns of 'very bad day' for Iran if no deal is made, defends top general

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

'Moral absurdity': US, Israel outraged as Iran elected as Vice-Chair of UN Charter Committee


Iranian FM tells CBS that he does not believe US talks will start anytime soon

This comes after the US president said that diplomatic talks with Iran could resume this week, though the White House noted that no talks were scheduled.

 IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi speaks on the phone during a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in Istanbul on Saturday. If Iran’s leadership believes it can’t prevail against Israel and the US, it will likely decide to negotiate, says the writer.

I urge you, President Trump, to be Churchill not Chamberlain on Iran’s nuclear program - opinion

Leadership is measured by action. You can be the man who makes the difference.

 The writer with now US President Donald J. Trump

Trump: US had nothing to do with Israeli strike, urges Iran to end bloody conflict or suffer

The president’s remarks came after the deadliest night of the five-day confrontation. Iranian ballistic missiles and drones pierced Israel’s defenses shortly before midnight.

 An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025.

Israel 'fighting for its life,' ambassador tells US viewers in coast-to-coast media blitz

Appearing first on Fox News’s Special Report, Leiter declared that Israel was “fighting for its life” and had decided to “cut off the head of the snake” rather than merely parry Iran’s proxies.

 Israel’s new ambassador to Washington, Dr. Yechiel Leiter, on PBS News

US sent 300 Hellfires to Israel before Iran raid, helped intercept Tehran’s missiles - report

Because the missiles were part of a US $7.4 billion arms package approved by Congress in February, the transfer required no new notification. 

The AGM-114 Hellfire, an American missile developed for anti-armor use

Nuclear watchdog head: Iranians say Israeli strike may push state to build nuke - exclusive

Iran has enough uranium to produce 10 nukes; however, Grossi added that more time might be required before Iran is able to develop something with the actual effect of a nuclear weapon.

 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi against backdrop of an Iranian missile.

What should we do about Iran? - opinion

A decade after the 2015 Iran nuclear deal’s limits were scrapped by Trump, we’re left guessing if diplomacy or force can curb Tehran’s ambitions

 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025

Iran and Tajikistan sign agreement to enhance security cooperation

The new agreement comes after Iran and Russia also signed one as well. This is how Iran hedges in its current posture. The country has re-oriented itself toward the east.

The flags of Iran and Tajikistan; illustrative

Iran weighs pace of nuclear talks with US, unsure if to push for deal with Trump - analysis

Former foreign ministry official says the talks are a “litmus test” for diplomacy and “an opportunity for both sides to gauge each other’s positions beyond media narratives and rhetoric.”

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage during the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015

Arab states' shifting views may factor into Iran's nuclear calculations - analysis

Saudi Arabia Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman flew to Iran and held talks with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Thursday, April 17.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.