Nuclear Deal

Trump warns US can wipe out Iran's power grid in 'small part of an afternoon' if deal not reached

The president said, "We freed up the blockade because we're close to maybe making a deal - I don't know, look - we're going to win one way or the other."

US President Donald Trump gestures after ringing the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq during an event to mark the launch of "Trump Accounts" in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 6, 2026.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026; Illustrative.

IDF chief marks 1,000 days since October 7, says Iran is 'primary focus'

Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026.

IAEA chief, Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections, Tehran denies deal - report

FILE PHOTO: A view of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr, Iran on April 28, 2024.

US-Iran MoU will leave enriched uranium in Iran to be diluted, leaked text reveals


What does the latest IAEA report mean for Iran nuke standoff? - analysis

It would seem that the West and the Islamic Republic are creeping toward a variety of informal understandings resembling a new nuclear deal.

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi in Tehran in March. The writer says US President Joe Biden may grant Raisi an end to all IAEA investigations

China pushes for 'reconciliation' in Middle East, nuke deal progress for Iran - analysis

China seeks to help facilitate a wave of reconciliation across the Middle East. Its efforts, however, may help Iran progress toward acquiring a nuclear weapon.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during their meeting in Beijing, earlier this month.

Iran never has and never will seek a temporary nuclear deal - Iranian FM

"We have always wanted a return of all parties to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal," the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attends a press conference at Iran and BRICS summit in Tehran, Iran, August 8, 2023

Iran holds talks with EU mediator amid efforts to save nuclear deal

Iranian and Western officials have met repeatedly in recent weeks to sketch out a limited deal.

 European Union mediator Enrique Mora (left) with Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani in Qatar

Israel won't consider a strike against Iran right before a nuclear deal - analysis

No matter what Israeli political leaders say for public consumption, they are far more willing to attack when negotiations are stalled

An Israeli Air Force F-35 during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 2022

Iran discusses nuclear talks, defense with Russia

The meeting was originally planned for January, but both sides agreed to postpone to a later date.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Russia says it suspended nuclear pact because US was using it to help Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Russia was suspending its participation in New START and signed a law to that effect on Tuesday, drawing scorn from the West.

 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends a meeting with U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy in Moscow, Russia, January 30, 2023.

How can Iran be disarmed amid its civil unrest? - opinion

Negotiations for the return to the Iran deal have been stalled and aren't likely to continue amid the nation's civil unrest.

An explosion is seen behind a soldier during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17',in the southwest of Iran, in this picture obtained on December 22, 2021.

Iran warns window for JCPOA negotiations closing

Iran's foreign minister stressed that Iran would "move in another direction" if talks continue to be stalled.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey June 27, 2022.

Biden says Iran nuclear deal 'dead' but US won't announce it publicly

The surfacing of the video comes just days after the IAEA - the UN's nuclear watchdog - visited Tehran to try and renew talks regarding a nuclear pact.

 US President Joe Biden addresses the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Interior Department in Washington, US, November 30, 2022.