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Israel assessing reports of discreet US-Iran contacts and American conditions for new nuclear deal

Trump sent a message to Iran overnight stating that he would prefer Iran to sign an agreement, while also warning that an additional naval armada was moving toward the region.

Illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech on energy and the economy, in Clive, Iowa, US, January 27, 2026.

Trump urges Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be 'far worse'

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, January 26, 2026

Trump admin. 'ready to do business with Iran,' senior US official says

 The Iranian ship Khark at an undisclosed location in Iran, September 10,2020.

US offers up to $15 million in rewards for information that leads to capture of IRGC-linked vessels


Iran isn't in a place to handle an Israeli strike due to internal struggles, expert says

“Salami makes threats every other day. Nothing new. Inside Iran, he’s seen as illiterate and is mocked. He’s not someone who worries us.”

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Fifth round of Iran, US nuclear talks conclude in Rome, with inconclusive progress

US officials have indicated that, in the absence of an agreement, they may consider other measures—including military options—to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is welcomed by an unidentified Omani official upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, May 11, 2025.

IRGC warns of 'devastating, decisive' response if Israel attacks

An IRGC spokesman said that Israel was "miscalculating as they are unaware of the powerful popular and military support the Islamic Republic can muster in war conditions."

 A missile is launched during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17', in the southwest of Iran, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021.

Fifth round of Iran nuclear negotiations : What to expect from the Rome talks - analysis

“Members of parliament have stated that Iran will never back down from its right to use nuclear technology as a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)," said IRNA.

 Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

Uranium enrichment a 'red line' for US, Witkoff says

"We have one very, very clear red line, and that is enrichment. We cannot allow even 1% of an enrichment capability," Witkoff said during an interview.

 US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff at the main reception marking Israel's 77th Independence Day at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, May 6, 2025.

Iran's Supreme Leader says Trump is lying when he speaks of peace

Trump's remarks, said Khamenei, "aren't even worth responding to." They are an "embarrassment to the speaker and the American people."

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

US presents Iran with first written proposal for nuclear deal since talks began - report

Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the terms.

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Targeting China-Iran ties: US sanctions Iran's ballistic missile program - analysis

This is the latest group of sanctions that seek to go after the Iran-China nexus and how organizations, companies or individuals are involved in working for Iran’s interests in China.

 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, attend a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at Diaoyutai State Guest House on March 14, 2025, in Beijing, China.

Trump must choose Israeli strike in Iran over weak nuclear deal - opinion

Within a few years, Iran could resume its nuclear ambitions – this time with a bolstered ballistic arsenal and possibly intercontinental capabilities, posing a direct threat to the United States.

Iraninan newspapers, including one with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, are on display in Tehran this week. The only deal Iran might accept would essentially resemble the JCPOA, with all its inherent flaws, the writer cautions.

President Trump, do not empower our mutual enemy, Iran - editorial

This is not just “a very important time for Iran,” as the president states. On these talks could rest the future of peace in the region, and the diminishing of Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025.