Iran Deal

Iran, uninterested in 'temporary deal' with US, rejects Iraqi-led ceasefire proposal - report

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had traveled to Tehran carrying the US-Iran ceasefire proposal, which Iranian officials said fails to address the question of control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a welcoming ceremony in Tehran, Iran July 23, 2026.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

US House passes $1 trillion defense bill despite Iran, Israel concerns

VESSELS AT the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026.

Netanyahu, Trump hold phone call about Iran conflict, F-35s to Turkey

Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion, amid reports of explosions by Iranian state media, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released July 8, 2026.

Let us not fool ourselves: Iran has not changed - opinion


Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015

“Trust President Trump,” the Republican Jewish Coalition told its followers Thursday, becoming the most notable Jewish group to support Trump’s memorandum of understanding.

JEWS PROTEST against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on September 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida.

Editor's Notes: Israel just met the America that comes after Trump - comment

Here is a bet you can hold me to. The respect from the US lasts. The protection that used to come with it does not, and it gets tested before the year is out, probably in Lebanon.

US VICE President JD Vance and President Donald Trump listen to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, April 23, 2026, during an earlier round of talks. Trump leads now; Vance and Rubio are next. Israel was in the room as an ambassador, not a principal.

How does Donald Trump's MoU with Iran compare to Obama's 2015 nuclear deal? - explainer

Here is how Obama's 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Trump's Memorandum of Understanding on Iran compare.

Donald Trump speaks to Barack Obama at Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington, US, January 20, 2017

Is that how friends treat friends? Trump latest in Netanyahu's rifts with US presidents - opinion

Bibi has put Israel in a weak position with little choice but to follow Trump’s lead. 

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Khamenei’s post-war Iran: What comes next for the regime's Supreme Leader? - analysis

The uncertainty surrounding Mojtaba Khamenei's grasp on power could lead to policy innovation or internal conflicts.

A man walks past Iran’s national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), in Tehran, June 10.

Trump's Iran deal driven by economics, fear of midterm defeat, not ideology - analysis

The threat of a global recession, rising fuel prices and a potential Republican midterm defeat may have weighed as heavily on Trump's Iran decision-making as concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.

US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a dinner celebrating 250 years of US independence in Versailles, near Paris, France, June 17, 2026.

Middle East reroutes its energy networks as region navigates shifting sands - analysis

Investments in new pipelines and energy products will be a key feature in the new regional order.

Gas flares burn at the Rumaila oil field during an armed patrol by Iraqi Energy Police in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026.

The US-Iran MoU is a product of Tehran's survival-first strategy - analysis

While Iran has turned toward China for support and to deepen ties, Beijing views Iran as a chaotic regime that doesn’t offer a return on investment.

TOPSHOT-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR TOPSHOT - An woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed on June 14, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz woul

Diplomacy is not enough: Iran's deal must weaken, not strengthen, Hezbollah in Lebanon - editorial

When an international framework appears to prioritize regional calm over dismantling Hezbollah’s threat, residents hear the same old message: wait longer, trust more, accept less.

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

US-Iran deal could be 'worst ever,' Iranian-Israeli strategic analyst warns

Yasmin Sayeh, an Iranian-Israeli strategic analyst who marched for a free Iran calls the new US-Iran deal "probably the worst deal ever."

US President Donald Trump is approaching a strategic crossroads in the war with Iran.