Nuclear Deal

Obama-era nuclear deal may be best case scenario for US, Iran peace talks, Israeli expert warns

Israel is closely watching the possibility of an interim arrangement, particularly amid reports that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz as part of a broader understanding with Washington. 

 People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (C) holds a news conference with fellow Republican senators (L-R) Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), at the U.S. Capitol on May 09, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Republican politicians warn Iran ceasefire deal could strengthen Tehran, would be 'disaster'

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

US-Saudi civil nuclear pact nears signing without toughest safeguards urged by Democrats

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

Will Israel continue the war with Iran, if the US preserves the ceasefire? - opinion


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.

Will UN action on Iranian drones in Russia kill JCPOA negotiations? - analysis

UN Secretary-General presented a neutral and passive report to the UN Security Council regarding Iran's sale of drones to Russia on Monday.

 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.

Disputed ‘morality police’ abolishment reveals media’s challenges with Iran - analysis

The Iran “morality police” story is an example of Iranian media wanting to report a story that may be part of a feedback loop.

 DEMONSTRATORS NEAR THE Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, on Wednesday, hold placards during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran.

Will the US and Iran try to revive the JCPOA after the Midterms?

Now that the midterm elections are over, and as Democrats secured a majority in the US Senate, some experts in Washington believe that the two countries might now try to jump-start negotiations.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, July 11, 2022.

Iran-Russia ties in spotlight at G7 summit - analysis

The G7 has also expressed support for Iran’s protests as well as condemning Russia's use of Iranian drones in their war against Ukraine.

A working session at a G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the City Hall in Muenster, Germany November 4, 2022.

Iran nuclear deal 'has no future' - senior German coalition party official

Efforts to revive the nuclear deal have stalled and ties between Iran and the West are increasingly strained as Iranians keep up anti-governement protests.

 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.

US Iran envoy on reviving the Iran deal: 'Right now it's not even on the agenda, not the focus'

The reason the talks are at a standstill is that “Iran has taken a position in those talks for the past two months, which is simply inconsistent with a return to the deal,” Rob Malley told CNN.

 ROBERT MALLEY, the Biden administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill last week.

How will the Iranian protests impact the nuclear deal?

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Protests are unlikely to topple the regime, which may respond with some kind of radical change in policy.

 IRANIANS WALK past a newspaper stall with a paper’s front page bearing a title reading in Farsi ‘The night of the end of the JCPOA,’ in Tehran last August.

Can Israel put a stop to a nuclear Iran? -opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid, as foreign minister, greets Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, at the Negev Summit in Sde Boker, in March. What is certain is that both the Gulf Cooperation Council and Israel share a common view of the Iranian nuclear threat, says the writer.