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People look at a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Israel strikes Iran

The attack comes after a frenzy of speculation that Israel was planning to take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities

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A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, Iranian and American flags in this illustration.

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Trump standoff with Iran reaches fever pitch

Tensions reach a boiling point as an IAEA report finds Tehran in breach of its nuclear obligations. Meanwhile, US personnel are ordered out of the region in a sign that escalation may be imminent.

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Iranian motorists drive past a billboard depicting an Israeli soldier receiving military supplies from the United States at Tehran's central Valiasr square on November 6, 2024.

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Trump should continue turning the page toward a new Middle East and manage escalation with Iran carefully

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US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 10, 2025.

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This picture shows a magazine front page at a kiosk in Tehran on April 19, 2025, featuring the Iran-US talks on the Iranian nuclear programme.

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US-Iran talks steam ahead

Both sides are committed to getting a deal, but will outsiders be able to derail them?

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The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flies in front of its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo

UN Nuclear Officials Leave Iran After Talks, Result Unclear

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials left Iran on Monday after talks with the head of its nuclear energy organization, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, without saying whether they addressed an…

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1- The atomic symbol and the Iranian flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iranian Regime Refuses to Accept Final Draft

Both the United States and the European Union announced through their spokespersons that they were "considering" a response to the so-called "final text" of an agreement to restore the 2015 Iran…

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Mullahs’ IRGC: Biggest Daily Threat to Regional Security, Stability

So far, the White House has been reluctant to accept the Iranian regime's demand that the mullahs' IRGC be removed from the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations, as a condition…

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An Iranian cleric walks past a mural on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran. (Getty)

The Case Against the Iran Deal

Proponents of the Iran nuclear agreement are sounding the alarm. In 2018, the United States withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and since then, Iran has increased the quality and…

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How the Middle East Will Fare Under US President Joe Biden

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