Iran nuclear talks

Iran asks for Saudi help in reviving nuclear talks with Trump in letter to MBS

Saudi Arabia's growing political weight and deepening security ties with Washington endow Riyadh with leverage few others in the Middle East possess.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 18, 2025.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with ambassadors in Tehran, July 12, 2025; illustrative.

Iran-IAEA 'deal' on broader nuclear standoff unclear, with contradicting reports on inspections

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

UK, France and Germany urge Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with ambassadors in Tehran, July 12, 2025; illustrative.

Iran is prepared for another war with Israel, response will be even stronger, FM Araghchi warns


The Middle East’s problems: Israel offers answers and opportunities - opinion

Keeping Israel strong is in America’s interest because the Jewish state is the US’s only reliable regional ally, creating opportunities to advance US interests.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to reporters before meeting at the White House this month. Their talks marked the return to the US-Israel relationship of deep respect, friendship, and trust that had been missing during the previous four years, say the writer.

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