Iran nuclear program

Iran could plan attacks abroad if US launches strikes, Western officials warn

US and Iranian negotiators are due to meet on Thursday for the latest round of talks aimed at limiting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme and staving off a military clash

By Jacob Jaffa

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Protesters hold placards and portraits as they demonstrate in front of the United Nations' office ahead of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva on February 17, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Second round of US-Iran talks set to begin in Geneva

By Jacob Jaffa

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Fresh wave of protests break out in Iran amid international solidarity rallies

By Jacob Jaffa

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President Trump meets Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on February 11, 2026 (GPO)

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Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, 2025. (Image: Getty)

By Yaakov Katz

Netanyahu returns to Washington as Gulf unity on Iran splinters

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Islamic nations will ‘do to Israel what Hamas did’ when they get the chance, claims grandson of former Ayatollah

By Jacob Jaffa

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Satellite imagery of the Natanz Nuclear Facility (Image: Wikipedia)

By Sharan Tabari

The Islamic Republic seeks nuclear weapons against Israel – negotiations only buy it time

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US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pullout

The negotiations had been set to take place in Turkey, but a row over nuclear enrichment and escalating tensions saw them come close to collapsing

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 5, 2026 10:02

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters in Tehran on June 26, 2025 (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via Getty Images)

Witkoff and Kushner to lead Iran talks on Friday

The negotiations are believed to hinge on three key issues: nuclear enrichment, ballistic missile development and Iran’s support for regional proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 3, 2026 10:35

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) delivers a press conference with US businessman Jared Kushner (R) upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Trump claims Iran ‘wants to talk’ as ‘armada’ arrives in Gulf

The US has diverted an aircraft carrier to regional waters, with the vessel entering ‘ghost mode’ to avoid targeting satellites

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 27, 2026 15:52

US President Donald Trump gestures after holding a signing ceremony for the Board of Peace at World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland (Getty Images)

US sets out four conditions for Iran peace as aircraft carrier en route to Gulf

Washington’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, called on the Islamic Republic to commit to stringent limitations on its nuclear and ballistic programmes

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 16, 2026 11:20

Steve Witkoff onstage at the Israeli-American Council's conference in Hollywood, Florida, on January 15, 2025. (YouTube/ErinMolan)

US military ‘locked and loaded’ to intervene if Iran harms peaceful protestors, says Trump

The president’s threat came after Iranian-linked militias in Iraq claimed the Islamic Republic’s new arsenal of ballistic missiles could reach as far west as Egypt and as far north as Ukraine

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 2, 2026 11:04

US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (off frame) at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Trump offers backing for fresh Iran strikes amid threat of ‘total war’

The president’s warning came amid a spate of mass protests within Iran over the country’s deepening economic crisis

By Jacob Jaffa

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December 30, 2025 11:41

US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

Netanyahu to present Trump with plans for new attack on Iran during Florida visit

The IDF’s chief of staff also hinted at fresh conflict with the Islamic Republic, with Israel said to be concerned about its buildup of ballistic missiles

By Jacob Jaffa

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December 22, 2025 14:01

US President Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Getty Images)

‘Majority’ of Iran’s nuclear stockpile left intact despite US-Israeli strikes

IAEA Director Rafael Grossi suggested that the country’s nuclear sites were ‘massively damaged’ but that the material contained within was largely unaffected

By Jacob Jaffa

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October 20, 2025 10:56