Rome

Letter to the POTUS

Careful, Sir, Putin wants to out-negotiate you like Stalin out-negotiated Roosevelt  

‘We Still Need More Time’: Iranian Foreign Minister Dismisses Trump’s Claim of Imminent Negotiations

Too Soon for Iran to Restart Talks: Iran is not ready to resume negotiations with the United States despite President Donald Trump’s statement that he expects discussions to begin...

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

Iran’s armed forces escalate threats as Khamenei rejects latest US proposal

The Islamic Republic Armed Forces General Staff, Iran’s highest military authority tasked with coordinating the conventional army (Artesh) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a threatening statement on June 4 amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the United States.

Amid New IAEA Reports, U.S. and E3 to Push Resolution Declaring Iran in Breach of Non-Proliferation Obligations

U.S. to Draft Resolution with E3 Partners: The United States, along with allies Britain, France, and Germany — known as the E3 — plans to submit a resolution to the International...

Iran Mulling Proposal For Stopgap Agreement to Pause Nuclear Enrichment

Demand for Unfrozen Funds: Iranian negotiators may propose a temporary agreement that pauses Iran’s nuclear enrichment in return for the United States unfreezing Iranian funds....

Iran braces for potential conflict as 5th round of US negotiations ends inconclusively

As the fifth round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington concluded in Rome, signs of progress remained elusive. Iranian state media reported on May 23 that US Special Envoy to the Middle...

‘Not Conclusive’: Iran and U.S. Hold New Round of Nuclear Talks in Rome

Uranium Impasse Remains: Iran and the United States achieved “some but not conclusive progress” during their fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome on May 23, according...

‘Enrichment Enables Weaponization’: Witkoff Emphasizes Zero Enrichment for Iran

Iran Cannot Have Nuclear Enrichment: The United States drew a “very clear red line” that it will not allow Iran to enrich uranium domestically under a new nuclear agreement,...

The Iran nuclear deal President Trump wants 

It’s not a warmed-over version of Obama’s fatally flawed JCPOA

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...

Israeli Security Chiefs Believe U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement Likely

Deal More Likely Than Not: Israeli security chiefs believe that a nuclear deal between the United States and Iran is more likely than not, according to the Israeli network Kan....

No Clear Progress at Third Session of U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks, Next Round Scheduled

Talks Continue: A third round of negotiations between the United States and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program took place on April 26 in Muscat, the capital of Oman....

Iran Nuclear Program Talks

‘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...

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...

The Iranian Negotiating Tactic the Trump Administration Doesn’t Get

Sanctions and ‘maximum pressure’ have never made the clerical regime abandon its nuclear ambitions.

U.S. and Iran Hold Second Round of Nuclear Talks in Rome

Second Round Held: A second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program took place in Rome on April 19. A four-hour long...

‘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...

‘Countless Overt and Covert Operations’: Israel Touts Record Against Iran Nuclear Program as U.S. Deliberates on Military Strike

Israel Cites Past Action Against Iran Nuclear Program: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office highlighted on April 17 Israel’s efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear...