Iran nuclear threat

Iranian official responds to Trump's warning over missiles, says 'Iran's defense not containable'

“Iran’s ‌missile capabilities and defense are not containable or permission-based,” said Ali Shamkhani, a political advisor of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. 

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Huckabee: Iran ignored Trump’s warning until US B-2 bombers struck Fordow nuclear site

 Image of Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi against a backdrop of the Iranian flag, US flag and fire.

'We identified our weaknesses and those from our enemies': Iran's Araghchi warns Israel - analysis

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with ambassadors in Tehran, July 12, 2025; illustrative.

Iran-IAEA 'deal' on broader nuclear standoff unclear, with contradicting reports on inspections


Iran possible nuclear blackmail is a menace - analysis

Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, said that reaching a deal with Tehran was now “highly unlikely.”

 An Iranian missile is displayed during 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.

Israel, US to declare ‘strategic partnership’ during Biden visit

The agreement includes a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression to ensure Iran never attains a nuclear weapon.

Israeli and US flags are rolled up before being set up, as part of preparations for US President Joe Biden's visit later this week, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2022.

Iran says US, Israeli plan for defense pact with Arabs will raise tensions

White House spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday that US officials are discussing ways of integrating air defense capabilities with regional leaders in the face of a threat from Iran.

 Model of petrol pump is seen in front of US and Iran flag colors in this illustration taken March 25, 2022

The monster of Moscow and the tyrant of Tehran

How can America decimate the Russian economy for its aggression while simultaneously removing sanctions against the terrorist government of Iran?

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi sit at opposite ends of the long Kremlin table in January.

Iran will blackmail world using nuclear threat to Ukraine - analysis

Iran may soon roll out the Russian blackmail model regarding Syria and Iraq

 A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during the exercises by nuclear forces in an unknown location in Russia, in this still image taken from video released February 19, 2022.

A guide to final stretch of Iran nuclear negotiations - analysis

5 subtexts to sift through the spin of the Iran nuclear deal

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in April 2008, shortly before its centrifuges were destroyed by the Stuxnet virus. Why is responsibility now being taken for attacks and involvement being admitted with bluster and bravado?

Ignore the bluff, Israel won't attack Iran post-deal - analysis

Does anyone really believe Bennett and Lapid when they repeat the mantra that a deal will not freeze Israeli operations?

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the cabinet meeting in the Golan Heights, December 26, 2021.

The Peres doctrine against Iran is still relevant - opinion

Shimon Peres reiterated his approach that Iran’s nuclear aspirations are not a purely Israeli problem, but a global problem.

 SHIMON PERES and Ariel Sharon in the Prime Minister's Office. The Iranian nuclear issue was, even then, on the agenda of every diplomatic meeting.

Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign against Iran was a failure - opinion

Given that Trump never made a serious – or actually any – effort to negotiate a better nuclear deal, it is fair to assume it wasn’t the Iranian pact he wanted to shred so much as Obama’s legacy.

Then-US president Donald Trump holds up a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement, at the White House in May 2018.

Iran says it can enrich uranium to 90% purity - weapons grade - if needed

Iran has been breaching the deal in several ways after the United States withdrew from the agreement in 2018, including by producing 20% and 60% enriched uranium.

A number of new generation Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran