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


Lifting sanctions on Iran will finance terror against Israel - interview with Rep. Torres

“If we lift the sanctions, how are those dollars likely to be spent?" US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) said in an interview.

 New Iranian "Kheibarshekan" missiles are seen in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on February 9, 2022.

US: Possible deal with Iran is close

“We have made significant progress, we are close to a possible deal, but we’re not there yet,” said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks at Tehran's Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2022.

Bipartisan group of House members expresses concerns about nuclear deal

“The only approach that has a prayer of working is maximum pressure,” Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) told the Post.

 Democratic New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer speaks at the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference

Meir Ben Shabbat to ‘Post’: Moderate Sunni Arabs see nuke deal as US bowing to Iran

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased Iran's desire for nuclear weapons.

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL head Meir Ben-Shabbat attends a state audit committee meeting at the Knesset in 2018

Iran played by Russia as Moscow tries to take over nuclear deal - analysis

The Kremlin has been using Iran as a nuclear blackmail piggy bank against the US and the West.

RUSSIA’S GOVERNOR to the IAEA Mikhail Ulyanov waits for the start of talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna, Austria, last month.

Russia exploiting Iran talks to ease sanctions - analysis

In Iran’s view, Russia has supposedly been on its side at the negotiations in Vienna • Now Moscow may be exploiting the hold it has over Iran to squeeze more things out of the deal for itself.

 RUSSIAN FOREIGN Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian during a meeting in Moscow last month.

‘Iran got much more than it expected’ in nuclear talks, Russian envoy says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a potential nuclear deal with Iran was still close, but cautioned that "a couple of very challenging remaining issues" were still unresolved.

 Russia's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mikhail Ulyanov briefs the media after a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, Austria, November 29, 2021.

Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with US as talks approach 'finish line'

A prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is expected soon as talks on a new deal with Iran enter the homestretch.

 Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi receives the endorsement decree for his presidency from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran August 3, 2021.

Challenging Iran’s struggle for power in Yemen

The battle has flowed this way and that over the past seven years, but the Houthis, who heavily depend on Iranian support, have gained more than they have lost.

 A HOUTHI fighter sits behind sandbags near a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen.

Ukraine crisis is delaying Iran nuke deal - analysis

It takes up the attention of world’s major powers, and Iran is taking advantage

 A view shows the Gozhsky training ground during military exercises held by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus in the Grodno region, Belarus, February 12, 2022.