Iran nuclear

Iran demands frozen assets be released in initial phase of deal with US, leading to stalemate

The dispute has emerged as one of the central obstacles preventing progress toward a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington, which would be just the first step.

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)
US President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 03, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Israel to continue Lebanon operations as Hezbollah seeks IDF withdrawal to pre-war positions

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington.

US-Iran negotiations 'going well,' could reach deal by weekend, Trump claims

Iranians attend the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Iran deal on nukes, missiles, Hormuz, and terror cash: A guide for the perplexed - analysis


Trump claims Iran 'totally agreed' to give up nuclear ambitions

“We had to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. They've totally agreed to that. They've agreed to almost everything,” he claimed, despite no deal being reached during Saturday’s talks.

US President Donald Trump looks on as he boards Air Force One for his trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on the day he announced that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire, April 16, 2026.

'They are champions at lying': Ex-defense official warns against US-Iran nuclear deal

The central issue in any such agreement would still be Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. According to Vilan, Tehran currently holds about 450 kilograms of enriched uranium produced since 2018.

A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the Natanz Nuclear Facility with new building damage, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Natanz, Iran, March 2, 2026.

Kremlin says US has rejected its proposal that Russia take Iranian uranium stocks

Russia first proposed last June that it take control of Iran's uranium stock, but no action was taken. According to news reports, Russia reissued the proposal again this week.

ALMOST FOUR years into the Ukraine-Russia war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proved the adage that Russia was not as weak as some thought, but not as strong as some assumed. Here, Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin, in Moscow last month.

Vance says next step in negotiations up to Iran, US has all the cards with blockade in effect

Vance explained that the US discovered that the team would need to return to Tehran “and actually get approval to the terms we had set…either from the supreme leader or somebody else.”

U.S. Vice President JD Vance walks as Jared Kushner looks on, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Trump claims Iran calling United States, wants to make deal 'very badly'

Trump said he didn't want to comment on what would happen if a deal wasn't reached by the end of the ongoing ceasefire, but that "it won't be pleasant for them, let me put it that way."

US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’

Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.

President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026.

'I like his brother more': Trump slams Pope Leo over Iran nuclear issue, left-wing policies

Trump added that Pope Leo "should be thankful," as the only reason he had been elected to the Vatican was "because he was an American" who would be able to "deal with President Donald J. Trump."

Pope Leo XIV walks as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026.

A Pahlavi-led regime toppling could open the door to extract Iran's uranium - opinion

Removing Iran's uranium stockpile would eliminate the possibility of future nuclear ambitions or the construction of dirty bombs.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Is Iran's nuclear threat completely removed or imminently deadly? - analysis

Ignoring politics and the constantly changing and confusing public messaging by US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this war was not really about the nuclear issue.

A woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street after US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Iran installing roadblocks in front of buried nuclear facility entrances - report

The Institute for Science and International Security analyzed high-resolution satellite imagery captured over the entrances to Iran's underground Isfahan nuclear facility.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.