Iran and us

Trump warns Iran on nuclear reset as US carrier group deploys to Middle East

One official said additional air defense systems were also being considered for the Middle East.

|ByREUTERS
A F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, US July 19, 2024.
US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

If Iran tries to kill me, country gets 'blown up,' US President Donald Trump declares

"Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up,” Trump said and added, "I would absolutely hit them so hard. But I have very firm instructions.”

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment

Trump claims to have called off strikes on Iran's supreme leader back in June 2025. Now the protesters in Iran hang in the balance as he appears to give Khamenei another lifeline.

|ByALEX WINSTON
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt listens as US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, January 11, 2026.

Trump expected to call for meeting to discuss possible Iran actions, including military force

US President Trump is set to meet with senior officials to discuss potential actions regarding the ongoing protests in Iran, with military options still on the table.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Iran’s officials fear disturbances in Caucasus and Gulf - analysis

Iran feels pressure intensifying as countries they once felt they could lean on are formalizing diplomatic ties with Israel, as well as ties teetering with their closest neighbors.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2022

Iran threatens to target Israel-CENTCOM ties - analysis

Iran is concerned that Israel’s increased role and the Abraham Accords might give Israel a new role in the Persian Gulf.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
THEN-IRANIAN foreign minister Javad Zarif meets with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Tehran, in 2020. Human rights in Iran are a victim of negotiations on the nuclear file and trade between the EU and Iran, says the writer

When Mossad chiefs fight Iran deals in DC - analysis

In the past, Mossad chiefs visited Washington DC in order to fight against an Iran deal; now, the burden falls on Mossad chief David Barnea to take up the fight.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 3, 2022.

US compels Iran to release seized sail drones

Iran has been building up its naval presence in the Red Sea, near the coast of Yemen where Tehran backs the Houthi movement.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022ByREUTERS
A hovercraft passes by Iran's first domestically made destroyer Jamaran on the southern shores of Iran in the Persian Gulf during inauguration maneuvers, February 21, 2010.

Iran says it sends 'constructive' response on nuclear deal; US disagrees

A US official said the US government had received the Iranian response to its proposal to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, but gave no characterization of the document.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByREUTERS
Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

Lapid: US adopted Israeli stances in Iran response

Nuclear talks may enter 10th round after US, Iran exchange responses to “final” draft of deal.

AUGUST 25, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves the Palais Coburg, the venue where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, August 4,2022.

Iran's proxy terror attacks are a direct hit on free speech - opinion

The correct response to Iran’s toxic efforts to murder dissidents in the West is an utter and complete refusal to be silent.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER
AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE is interviewed in London in 2008.

Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by US, set to leave Greece

The seizure from the Lana, formerly the Pegas, prompted Iranian forces in May to seize two Greek tankers in the Middle East Gulf.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByREUTERS
The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

Renewed deal will only keep Iran ‘several months’ from a bomb, Malley says

The EU said on Monday it had put forward a "final" text following four days of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iranian officials in Vienna. 

AUGUST 12, 2022ByREUTERS, LAHAV HARKOV
An Iranian Army paratrooper flies with the Iranian flag during a military exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, November 7, 2021.

Iran, US to resume talks in Vienna tomorrow

The negotiations set to begin on Thursday will be the first talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal since June.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Delegates from Iran attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City, New York, US, August 1, 2022.