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


Iran talks: Bennett urges Biden to not return to deal

"Nothing will happen if you don't sign the deal with Iran," the prime minister said to the US president, according to a diplomatic source.

PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office in August.

US restores sanctions waiver to Iran in final phase of nuclear talks

The move is not a signal that Washington was about to reach an understanding to return to the nuclear deal.

 Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and members of the Iranian delegation wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria November 29, 2021.

Iran nuclear talks reach tipping point, point to unclear future

The issues of the constantly-shifting timeframe and the lack of action taken by the US and EU have underwhelmed the West's response to Iran.

 MEMBERS OF the JCPOA Joint Commission convene in Vienna last month.

Rob Malley’s Deputy Special Envoy for Iran, Richard Nephew, leaves position

The Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday that Nephew has left the team and did not participate in the Vienna talks since early December, citing differences of opinions within the team.

 Rafael Mariano Grossi meeting with Robert Malley, April 7, 2021..

'Decisive' moment nears as West says weeks left to salvage Iran nuclear deal

Western diplomats have previously indicated they were hoping to have a breakthrough over the next few weeks, but sharp differences remain with the toughest issues still unresolved.

A meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna last week

US: 'There was some modest progress in the talks last week'

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US will “be watching very closely,” to determine whether Iran was sincere about re-joining the Iran Nuclear Deal.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 17, 2021.

Iran nuclear agreement better for Israel than no deal - IDF intel head

IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva said that the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program within the framework of the Iran deal are better for Israel than non-compliance with the agreement.

Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva (right), the incoming head of Military Intelligence with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi and Mossad director Yossi Cohen.

US sounds caution against optimism by Iran, Russia over nuclear talks

Indirect talks between the US & Iran resumed on Monday in Vienna, with Tehran focused on getting US sanctions lifted again despite scant progress on reining in its atomic activities.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are seen during a signing ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, April 13, 2021.

Top Iran diplomat: European stance not constructive at nuclear talks

On Wednesday, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan had warned that the troubled talks with Iran could be exhausted within weeks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian attends a press conference after his meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 7, 2021.

Bennett, Sullivan meet to develop ‘common strategy’ on Iran, security

“When Israel and the United States stand together, we stand stronger, and that’s the spirit with which I’m here today," said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, December 22, 2021.