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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to the press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2021. Credit: State Department Photo by Freddie Everett.

Blinken: Best result for US, Iran is return to nuclear deal

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Returning to the 2015 nuclear deal remains the best outcome for the United States, Iran and the world, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the United Nations about global nonproliferation...
World powers and Iran in Vienna for talks discussing the Iran nuclear deal, November 2021. Source: E.U. delegation in Vienna/Twitter.

When it comes to Iran, Israel’s defense establishment seeks least worst option

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The Israeli defense establishment’s senior officers have a range of views on the question of whether a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran will cause more harm than good. The professional debate...
Israeli soldiers participate in a general rehearsal for U.S. President Joe Biden's visit, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, July 12, 2022. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel and US to sign ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ solidifying strategic partnership

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Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s arrival on Wednesday for his first visit to Israel as president, to be followed by a visit to Saudi Arabia, senior Israeli officials speaking with reporters on background...
Egyptian and Israeli officials attend an economic conference in Sharm el-Sheikh in March 2021. Credit: Israeli Intelligence Ministry.

US hosted ‘secret meeting’ of Arab and Israeli delegates to discuss Iran threat

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The United States held a secret meeting of senior military officials from Israel and Arab states in March to discuss ways of coordinating efforts to deal with growing Iranian missile and drone threats, The Wall...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displays a fragment of an Iranian drone destroyed over Israeli airspace in February 2018 during his speech at the Munich Security Conference. Credit: GPO.

Senate Foreign Affairs Committee approves Stop Iranian Drones Act

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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week approved the Stop Iranian Drones Act, which aims to prevent the Islamic Republic and terrorist groups and militias associated with it from obtaining lethal Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The...
The American and Iranian flags, symbolizing talks in Vienna surrounding re-entry into the Iran nuclear deal. Credit: Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock.

Israel now believes chances of new Iran deal ‘slim to none’

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Israel now believes the chances of a new nuclear deal being signed by Iran and the West are “slim to none,” according to Israeli diplomatic officials. “The possibility that the sides will sign a deal...
Department Spokesperson Ned Price holds the Daily Press Briefing at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 31, 2022. Credit: State Department Photo by Freddie Everett.

State Dept. says it could walk away from Iran talks

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State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the United States is ready to walk away from ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal “if Iran displays intransigence.” “We are prepared to walk...
U.S. President Biden on the campaign trail in Henderson, Nev., on Feb. 14, 2020. Credit: Flickr/Gage Skidmore.

All the president’s enemies

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As he begins his second year in office this week, President Joe Biden looks toward the horizon and sees multiple challenges and threats. Three of the most worrisome: Russia’s strongman, President Vladimir Putin, having taken...
Negotiations in Vienna over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the existing Iran nuclear deal, May 2021. Source: Enrique Mora/European External Action Service/Twitter.

Report: US warns Israel attacks on Iran nuclear facilities ‘counterproductive’

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U.S. officials have warned Israel that attacks against Iran are “counterproductive” and are only encouraging Tehran to speed up its nuclear program, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Citing officials familiar with the behind-the-scenes talks between...
U.S. Special Representative to Iran Robert Malley, former CEO of the International Crisis Group and former National Security Council official during the Obama administration. Source: Screenshot.

US Iran envoy in Israel ahead of upcoming nuclear talks

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid was expected to meet with the Biden administration’s special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, on Monday. Malley is heading a U.S. delegation on a regional trip that will also include...