JCPOA

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


Why Netanyahu is concerned about the US returning to the Iran deal -analysis

Biden said the deal is dead, while the US State Department said that the US would return to it if the Iranians would - worrying Netanyahu.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen looking out a window during a trip to visit the IDF's Northern Command, on January 10, 2023.

US: JCPOA return not on agenda ‘because the Iranians turned their back on it’

“The Iranians reneged on commitments they had made,” said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a news conference in Washington, US, March 10, 2022.

US: Claims that we're in talks to revive Iran deal are false

The statement comes after PM Netanyahu claimed efforts to revive the JCPOA were still underway.

 US State Department spokesman Ned Price holds a press briefing on Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021.

How can Iran be disarmed amid its civil unrest? - opinion

Negotiations for the return to the Iran deal have been stalled and aren't likely to continue amid the nation's civil unrest.

An explosion is seen behind a soldier during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17',in the southwest of Iran, in this picture obtained on December 22, 2021.

West wants to scare world with Iran, no to withdrawal in Ukraine - Lavrov

The Russian Foreign Minister explained his positions on a number of issues in a recent interview.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia August 31, 2022.

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.

A ‘dead’ Iran deal removes huge Netanyahu-Biden point of friction - analysis

Netanyahu’s relationship with Obama is still fresh in people’s minds, and Netanyahu's re-election has led many to worry that Jerusalem and Washington are on a collision course.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden chats with Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz during the president’s visit to Israel, in July.

No Iran deal while Tehran kills protesters, sells drones to Russia - US

“We simply don’t see a deal coming together anytime soon, while Iran continues to kill its own citizens and sell UAVs to Russia," John Kirby told reporters.

 Basij militia forces attend a meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran November 26, 2022.

Iran meets EU negotiator in Jordan after calling to revive nuke talks

Talks to restore the JCPOA nuclear deal have been stalled since September.

European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora and Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi wait for the start of talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria June 20, 2021.

Is Russia happy it sabotaged a new US-Iran deal? - analysis

Having oversold Washington and angered the Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations, Moscow realizes it has no more “in” with the West.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Yerevan, Armenia, November 23, 2022