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Trump’s Iran deal may be worse than Obama’s, former Netanyahu security adviser says - opinion

Former Netanyahu National Security Advisor Jacob Nagel warns Trump that a weak Iran deal could rescue Tehran’s regime and be remembered as worse than Obama’s.

Then president-elect Donald Trump, left, and President Barack Obama arrive for Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, 2017.
DOHA, QATAR - 20 Mar 2018: Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during the official visit of the president of Ukraine Petero Poroshenko to the State of Qatar

Qatari negotiators head to Tehran ahead of deal signing between US, Iran - report

US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.

JCPOA 2.0: Trump's deal risks undercutting efforts against the Iranian threat - editorial

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026.

Trump says Iran deal to be signed Sunday, Hormuz to open 'immediately after'


US resolution draft for IAEA demands Iran open up on bombed nuclear sites, uranium stockpiles

Top Israeli and US officials have told The Jerusalem Post that they have their eyes fixed directly on Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz, where huge mounds of rubble have covered the uranium.

 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.

'Weak, ineffective people': Trump slams 'Dumocrats, RINOs' who warned against rumored Iran deal

Republican lawmakers and former Trump administration officials have claimed the deal could hand Tehran a strategic victory and undermine the results of the US campaign against the Islamic Republic.

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

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.

Trump: '100% confident' Iran will stop enriching uranium, will hand over remaining stockpiles

Trump said that Iran has pledged to stop enriching uranium and is "100% confident" that they will comply, while stressing the US will never let Iran possess a nuclear bomb.

US President Donald Trump gestures while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, May 11, 2026.

From appeasement to escalation: Europe's dangerous Iran blind spot - opinion

In the 1930s, Europe watched a hostile ideology announce itself in plain language and chose not to believe it. Today, Europe is making the same calculation about Iran.

European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech on Iran now seems prescient as Israel and the US strike Iran, highlighting a growing partisan divide over Israel in America.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015.

Israel praises UN snapback of sanctions against Iran for nuke violations

Israel’s Foreign Ministry praised the UN move to reinstate sanctions on Iran, calling it vital to stopping Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

UN reinstates arms embargo, other sanctions on Iran

The E3, Britain, France, and Germany, confirmed that the sanctions will return over accusations that Iran violated the 2015 deal that aimed to stop it developing a nuclear bomb.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

Iran sanctions snapback: Enforcement is the only way to curb Tehran’s threats - opinion

The only question is whether governments will translate the legal mechanism into enforcement or allow it to fade into symbolism.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, in Tianjin, China, earlier this month. Tehran is betting that Western governments will lack the will to act decisively, states the writer.

E-3 must see 'snapback' trigger through to the end, ignore Iranian trickery - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Europe must not fall for the ayatollahs’ bait-and-delay scam and offer Iran yet another opportunity to wiggle off the hook.

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. He declared that ‘Tehran would never bow’ to US, European, and Zionist pressures, says the writer.