Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech on Iran now seems prescient as Israel and the US strike Iran, highlighting a growing partisan divide over Israel in America.

|ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015.
US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian missile (illustration).

Iran may secure a deal before Trump's deadline - or face Israeli strikes in Tehran - analysis

We are nearing the endgame leading to an attack on Iran's nuclear program - or to serious new nuclear negotiations.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024.

Iran weighs response to Trump's maximum pressure, risking economic turmoil - analysis

Tehran is wary of Trump's new sanctions, and it risks seeing its economy be battered - but does not want to be seen to buckle.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US President Donald Trump and Iranian missiles (illustrative)

Israel must be prepared for US-Iranian diplomacy, expert says

Israel must prepare for swift negotiations between the US and Iran, senior Middle East researcher Dr. Shay Har-Zvi told Maariv.

|ByPELED ARBELI

Russian FM calls for US 'flexibility' on Iran

“My assessment: despite all the difficulties, the nuclear deal still can be restored. For this to happen the US should demonstrate greater flexibility,” Russian envoy Mikhail Ulyanov said.

FEBRUARY 14, 2007ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
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.