The Iran nuclear deal President Trump wants
It’s not a warmed-over version of Obama’s fatally flawed JCPOA
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Rubio Says Iran Must ‘Walk Away’ From Uranium Enrichment as Weekend Nuclear Talks Postponed
Rubio Sets Terms: U.S. Secretary of State and interim National Security Advisor Marco Rubio said on May 1 that any potential agreement with Iran regarding the future of its nuclear...
Flash Briefs
Trump Should Oppose an Interim Nuclear Deal That Lets Iran Off the Hook
“We’ll have something without having to start dropping bombs all over the place,” President Donald Trump declared on Monday. The United States and Iran are set to meet for a fourth round...
Op-eds
On Crimea and Russia Sanctions Relief, Congress Has Leverage
President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept a peace framework granting Russia significant concessions, including sanctions relief and formal U.S. recognition of Moscow’s illegal annexation...
Policy Briefs
‘Lack of Seriousness’: Iran Recoils at New U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Petroleum Magnate Amid Ongoing Nuclear Talks
Network Shipped Liquified Petroleum Gas: The Treasury Department issued new sanctions targeting the Iranian liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh on...
Flash Briefs
Maximum Pressure on Tehran Regime in Motion as Trump Builds Negotiating Leverage
Sanctions don’t impede negotiations; they help set the terms. The Treasury Department sanctioned the China-based Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co. oil refinery on April 16 for purchasing some $800 million...
Policy Briefs
United States to Withdraw 1,000 Troops from Syria in Coming Months
Pentagon Confirms Troop Consolidation: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) confirmed on April 18 that the United States will consolidate and reduce its forces in Syria, maintaining...
Flash Briefs
The Iranian Negotiating Tactic the Trump Administration Doesn’t Get
Sanctions and ‘maximum pressure’ have never made the clerical regime abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Op-eds
A decade of Saudi-Iranian relations: from rivalry to re-engagement
In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, visited Tehran on April 17 for high-level talks with senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader...
Op-eds
‘We Don’t Have Much Time’: IAEA Chief Issues Warning Ahead of Nuclear Talks Between Iran and United States
Grossi’s Warning: The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned on April17 that talks between the United States and Iran had reached “a very crucial stage.” Rafael...
Flash Briefs
Trump must clarify what he means when says Iran will never have nuclear weapons
Cooperation with the US is vital for strengthening deterrence and executing this complex mission, but Israel must be prepared to act alone.
Op-eds
Questions Loom Over U.S. Concessions to Iran in Nuclear Negotiations
Witkoff Appears to Walk Back Concessions: The lead U.S. representative in ongoing nuclear talks with Iran appeared to walk back earlier statements signaling that the Trump administration...
Flash Briefs
‘Before Negotiations…Come To See’: Zelensky Urges Trump to Visit Ukraine
Latest Developments Civilians Celebrating Palm Sunday Killed: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited President Donald Trump to visit Ukraine to see Russia’s atrocities for himself during...
Flash Briefs
What President Trump Must Demand to Eliminate Iran’s Nuclear Threat
The United States and Iran are set to hold landmark talks on April 12, President Donald Trump announced earlier in the week, just weeks after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei refused the...
Insights
Trump should not imitate Obama, repeating his presidential mistakes
The lessons from 2015 must be clear to avoid another disastrous deal. No negotiations should begin until Iran fully dismantles its nuclear program.
Op-eds
Israel’s second war of independence
Never again will Israelis allow a “ring of fire” to burn on their nation’s borders
Op-eds
‘There Will Be a Bombing’: Trump Threatens to Attack Iran if No Nuclear Deal Reached
Trump Threatens Tehran: U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran and impose secondary tariffs on the country if it does not enter into negotiations over its nuclear...
Flash Briefs
Why Trump can’t beat the Houthis
Attacking proxies won’t wound Iran
Op-eds
Obama and Biden’s failed Russia policies
The last thing Trump should do is adopt them
Op-eds
UNESCO Remains Detrimental to U.S. Interests Despite Attempts at Reform
The clock is ticking. Wednesday, March 19, marks the halfway point for the Trump administration’s 90-day review of U.S. contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...