Nuclear talks with iran

US planning of military operation against Iran in 'advanced stages,' official says - report

US forces in the Middle East are ready for operations against Iran, as military plans move into advanced stages, an anonymous official told Al Jazeera.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 18, 2025.

Iran asks for Saudi help in reviving nuclear talks with Trump in letter to MBS

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, October 14, 2025

US is not ready for 'equal and fair' nuclear negotiations, Iran's Abbas Araghchi claims

 Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative)

Trump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted


Witkoff: 'Almost daily' contact with hostage mediators, Trump working on expanding Abraham Accords

Witkoff's remarks come just days before Trump’s scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar next week.

 US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff at the main reception marking Israel's 77th Independence Day at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, May 6, 2025.

Trump looking for 'total' disarmament of Iran nuclear program, open to 'civilian energy'

Last week, Trump said the current nuclear talks between his country and the Islamic Republic were going "very well."

 Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

Iran must 'walk away' from all uranium enrichment, Rubio says

Marco Rubio said Iran must stop enrichment, missile development, and terrorism support, and allow US inspectors. Nuclear talks were postponed amid major US-Iran disagreements.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a refueling stop at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, March 12, 2025, as he travels from talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to attending a G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Canada.

Iran, UK, France, Germany to hold nuclear talks on Friday

Trump has threatened to attack Iran unless it agrees to a new nuclear deal. Iran has far exceeded the 2015 agreement's curbs on its nuclear program since the United States withdrew.

 The Qader cruise missile is seen during the annual military parade in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2024.

Amid US-Iran talks, Netanyahu says Iran's entire nuclear program must go

Israeli officials have long vowed to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, an assertion Netanyahu repeated.

 THEN-PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line he drew on the graphic of a bomb used to represent Iran’s nuclear program as he addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the UN in New York, in 2012.

Trump: I didn't stop Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear sites

In a TIME interview, Trump predicted Saudi Arabia would join the Abraham Accords and discussed the possibility of military action against Iran.

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Britain's King Charles as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.

Why Iran has agreed to sit down for nuclear talks - opinion

The current rounds of negotiations with the US are not signs of a change of heart on the part of the Iranian regime or its supreme leader. They are a calculated survival tactic.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome on Saturday, on the day that a second round of Iran-US talks took place at the Omani Embassy in the Italian capital.

Iran envisions a path to an agreement following the second round of talks - analysis

Iran and the US held a second round of talks in Rome, with plans to continue next week, as Tehran seeks a 'comprehensive' deal and maintains strong ties with Russia.

 Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative)

Iran wants guarantees Trump will not quit a new nuclear pact, Iranian official says

Iran told the US in talks it was ready to accept some limits on its uranium enrichment but needed watertight guarantees Trump wouldn't ditch another nuclear pact.

 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025

US, Iran conclude 'positive' first round of nuclear talks, to resume next week

US-Iran talks were focused on sanctions against the Islamic Republic and wars in the Middle East, according to an Omani source.

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)