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


Tehran will offer nuke concessions to satisfy Trump 'victory,' ensure regime lives on - opinion

Steve Witkoff said that the US was "open to compromise" within Iran nuclear talks, only to backtrack his comments and call for the elimination of Iran's nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.

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

Anxious Iranians hope nuclear talks may ease risk of US attack

Iranians are cautiously hopeful ahead of US nuclear talks, as markets rise and the rial strengthens, but fears of failure and conflict linger.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Trump seriously considering Iran's offer of indirect nuclear talks

The Trump administration believes direct talks would have a higher chance of success but does not rule out the format proposed by the Iranians.

 Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

No negotiations before total Iranian nuclear rollback - opinion 

Any talk of negotiating a new nuclear agreement—before Iran meets strict preconditions—is a dangerous mistake.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with defense industry experts in Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025

Will US-Russia-Iran diplomacy break the nuclear deadlock?- analysis

Iran has been a daily zig zag of messages, one day trumpeting negotiations with the West as possible, the next day saying its impossible, and the next day saying diplomacy is desirable again.

 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.

Iran's 'shadow fleet' hit with additional sanctions from US Treasury

These actions followed multiple executive orders targeting Iranian oil sector sales, following a presidential memorandum to put maximum pressure on Iran.

 The Iranian ship Khark at an undisclosed location in Iran, September 10,2020.

Netanyahu offers support to Trump's plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza

Sean Hannity interviewed Netanyahu on Fox News, discussing Gaza, Iran's nuclear and hegemony ambitions, US interests in the Middle East, and if Trump is the best friend Israel has had in Washington.

 Sean Hannity (L) interviewing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) on Fox News, February 5, 2025.

Trump's Ukraine envoy says world must reinstate 'maximum pressure' on Iran

He said there was an opportunity "to change Iran for the better" but that this opportunity would not last forever.

 (Illustrative) US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.

Death of Iran's president has delayed talks with IAEA, Grossi says

The deaths of Iran's president and foreign minister in a helicopter crash have caused a pause in the UN nuclear watchdog's talks with Tehran.

 Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024.

This is what happens when you cozy up to Iran - opinion

We need a leader who recognizes and acts upon this, not a leader who can only offer empty words and spineless policy.

 US President Joe Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.