Iran nuclear talks

US to begin enforcing maritime blockade in Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Trump confirms

"The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas," CENTCOM said in a statement.

A US Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location March 4, 2026.
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

IMF warns Strait of Hormuz might never be back to normal

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 20, 2025.

Pakistan Defense Minister deletes anti-Israel post from X after diplomatic backlash

US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.

Trump: Iranians only alive to negotiate, have no cards but 'short-term extortion' with Hormuz


Lapid, Biden talk Iran deal as EU says agreement could be days away

These discussions were the first since a new draft of the Iran nuclear deal was tabled, and is a phone call Prime Minister Yair Lapid has pushed for.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaking to US President Joe Biden, August 31, 2022.

What do Jewish organizations think about the Iran deal revival?

As Iran and the superpowers are on the verge of reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, several Jewish organizations are expressing concern.

An Iranian Army paratrooper flies with the Iranian flag during a military exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, November 7, 2021.

Ted Cruz decries possible Iran deal revival: 'Ayatollah wants death to Israel'

“A year ago, [US President] Joe Biden gave Afghanistan to the Taliban,” said Cruz. “Now he intends to give a nuclear arsenal to Iran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured), in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Lapid close to criticizing Biden on Iran as Netanyahu looms large - analysis

Should Israel "play nice" with the White House or be aggressive when it comes down to Iran nuclear talks?

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

What underpins the danger and drive for an Iran deal? - analysis

Here are ten key observations to the Iran nuclear deal.

RALLYING AGAINST the Iran nuclear deal on Capitol Hill in Washington, 2015.

Could these Iran nuclear negotiations yield a different result? - analysis

All things considered, it remains unclear why US President Joe Biden thinks this round of talks with Iran will go any differently than the last.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

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.

France disappointed with Iran about lack of progress in nuclear talks

In June, Iran began removing essentially all the agency's monitoring equipment, installed under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

French flag in France

Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse

In January Iran imposed sanctions on 51 Americans, and it blacklisted 24 more Americans in April in its latest sanctions moves.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell attend a joint news conference, in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2022

Despite Israeli efforts, Biden visit won’t bring snapback sanctions on Iran - analysis

Washington's strategy seems to be to tolerate Iran continuing to enrich uranium to 60% for more potential bombs with the hope that Khamenei doesn't kick out the IAEA entirely.

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