Nuclear Deal

Israeli, American strategies on Iran diverge as timelines shrink, and risks grow - analysis

Geography, military exposure, and political constraints push Jerusalem and Washington to assess the same intelligence through very different clocks.

 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

IAEA steps up pressure on Iran, demanding access to Tehran's supply of 60% enriched uranium

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, October 14, 2025

US is not ready for 'equal and fair' nuclear negotiations, Iran's Abbas Araghchi claims

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Israel has limited time to act against Iranian regime, senior official warns


As nuclear deal deadline reached, Iran threatens with ‘plan B’

Tehran faces the EU's unofficial deadline to accept the final draft of the 2015 nuclear deal. What will their final response be?

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.

Iran urges 'realistic' US response to revive nuclear deal

The comments came as talks continued for a third day on Saturday with few expecting a breakthrough compromise while Tehran's disputed uranium enrichment program surges forward.

Flags from Iran and the United States  at the California Convention for a Free Iran, Los Angeles, US, January 11, 2020

Iran nuclear talks resume with both sides playing down prospects

Signaling little flexibility to resolve remaining thorny issues, Bagheri Kani put the onus on the White House to compromise.

Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves the Palais Coburg, the venue where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, August 4,2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says no one can win a nuclear war

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in March: "The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility."

Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks past a TV camera during a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 31, 2022.

Iran's reluctance shows its not serious about nuclear deal revival

The Iranians haven’t done anything in recent weeks to suggest that they are eager to re-enter the 2015 nuclear deal, said Ned Price.

 The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021.

Tehran won't turn on IAEA cameras until nuclear deal is restored

Iran's nuclear program is "galloping ahead" and the IAEA has very limited visibility on what is happening, Grossi said in an interview published on Friday. 

 A SURVEILLANCE camera is displayed by IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi at a news conference in Vienna, earlier this month. Grossi warned that it would be fatal to the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran didn’t reinstall cameras used by the IAEA to monitor nuclear acticvity.

Biden: US is committed to ensuring Iran never gets nuclear weapon

Washington will not walk away and leave a vacuum filled by Russia, China or Iran, Biden said.

 US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the "GCC+3" (Gulf Cooperation Council) meeting at a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 16, 2022.

Iran says it won't back down from its 'rightful and logical' stance in nuclear talks

"Iran will not back down from its rightful and logical stance...I advise the Americans to...see the facts and learn from their past mistakes," Raisi said, according to state TV.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks in Tehran on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in February. Built into the DNA of the Iranian Revolution from its start in 1979, is the aim of destroying Israel.

What Biden’s visit means for the prospect of reviving Iran deal - analysis

"A more for more deal is possible, but only if the Iranians believe their current path is pushing us toward a military option,” said a US policy expert.

 Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and U.S. flags in this illustration taken January 26, 2022.

Iran escalates enrichment with adaptable machines at Fordow - IAEA reports

Iran is already enriching Uranium to up to 60% elsewhere, well above the up to 20% it produced before its 2015 deal with major powers.

former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.