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I helped sell Obama’s Iran deal, and its critics owe us all an explanation - opinion

Each promised but failed breakthrough gave way to another promised breakthrough. And now comes the final indignity: the so-called memorandum of understanding.

US President Donald Trump holds up the memorandum of understanding, signed by the US, and Iran, at the Palace of Versailles, in France.
JEWS PROTEST against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on September 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida.

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Trump’s Iran diplomacy could empower Hezbollah, weaken deterrence - opinion

TOPSHOT-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR TOPSHOT - An woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed on June 14, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz woul

The US-Iran MoU is a product of Tehran's survival-first strategy - analysis


Iran cautious on talks with Trump admin. - analysis

Iran expresses skepticism over upcoming US talks on its nuclear program, insisting on indirect negotiations and demanding concrete gestures before direct discussions.

An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran may secure a deal before Trump's deadline - or face Israeli strikes in Tehran - analysis

We are nearing the endgame leading to an attack on Iran's nuclear program - or to serious new nuclear negotiations.

 US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian missile (illustration).

Will geopolitical tensions escalate further under Trump in the coming years? - opinion

Will global powers unite to end the Russia-Ukraine war, curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and support Israel in its regional conflicts?

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House last month. While past US presidents have prioritized Israel’s safety, Trump has positioned himself as one of the most pro-Israel leaders in modern history, the writer maintains.

Iran will be 'obliterated' if they try to kill me, Trump says

Speaking at the Oval Office in the White House, Trump said Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and that the US has the right to block the sale of Iranian oil to other nations.

US President Donald Trump seen over an Iranian flag (illustrative)

'Iran had no knowledge of October 7,' Zarif says at Davos

Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif also said that Iran was meant to meet with the US on October 9 over nuclear agreement talks.

 Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025.

Trump likely to bring geopolitical shifts across Middle East - opinion

Trump’s expected policy, while effective in many ways, carries risks.

US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump delivers remarks in Palm Beach, Florida last week.

Former Trump advisor Bolton: Opportunity for Israel to destroy Iran nuclear program

The former advisor’s stance sheds light on the increasing skepticism about the effectiveness of ongoing diplomatic negotiations with Iran.

 John Bolton.

Iran nears nuclear capabilities amid unraveling nuclear deal – report 

The country's actions, emboldened by lack of international regulation and its alliance with Russia, have left it closer to nuclear weapons capability than ever before, the Washington Post reported. 

 Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during a meeting between Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and nuclear scientists and personnel of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023.

Arafat-affiliated former US gov't official to teach in Yale on Israel-Palestine

With the launch of this school year, former special envoy for Iran Rob Malley was announced as one of the new senior fellows at Yale's Jackson School.

 Rob Malley (center) seen with then-US president Bill Clinton and Yassar Arafat at Camp David, July 17, 2000

Is Ambassador Jack Lew really a friend of Israel? -opinion

The newly appointed ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from both right and left. But his record in the Obama administration should raise concerns.

 JACK LEW testifies last month before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next US ambassador to Israel.