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Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 15, 2026

US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification Middle East crisis – live updatesIf talks between Iran and the US reconvene within the next few days in Islamabad, Donald…

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Middle East crisis has given Iran new way to resist nuclear limits, say former US-Iran envoys
ByAndrew Roth in Washington April 10, 2026

2015 nuclear deal negotiators say cutting off strait of Hormuz has shown Iran how it can ‘balance asymmetry of power’ with USMiddle East crisis – live updatesFormer US envoys who dealt with Iran have said that the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s…

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How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 18, 2026

Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war beganIn the many bizarre exchanges that occurred in the run-up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, perhaps the most unexpected was an invitat…

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‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022
ByDeepa Parent and William Christou December 31, 2025December 31, 2025

Demonstrations against deteriorating living conditions have widened to include criticism of how Iran is governedAlborz, a textile merchant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, decided he could no longer sit on the sidelines. He closed his shop and t…

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You’ll never defeat us in Iran, President Trump: but with real talks, we can both win | Seyed Abbas Araghchi
BySeyed Abbas Araghchi December 30, 2025

The US president has been fooled into seeing Israel as a reliable ally and Tehran as the enemy. We say he should consider the evidence and rethinkSeyed Abbas Araghchi is the Iranian foreign ministerReport: Trump should defy Netanyahu over nuclear talks…

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Iran announces official end to 10-year-old nuclear agreement
ByOliver Holmes October 18, 2025

Tehran terminates 2015 deal under which sanctions were lifted in return for curbs on country’s nuclear programmeAn international deal with Iran designed to keep the world safe from the spread of atomic weapons has officially ended, with Tehran announci…

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Sweeping UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear talks fail
ByAgence France-Presse September 28, 2025

Sanctions bar dealings related to Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program and are also expected to have wider effects on its troubled economyWidespread UN sanctions against Iran have come back into force for the first time in a decade, after la…

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Iran angry as sweeping UN sanctions take effect after failure of nuclear talks
ByAgence France-Presse September 28, 2025September 28, 2025

Foreign ministry attacks ‘unjustifiable’ return of measures expected to have wide effects on troubled economyWidespread UN sanctions against Iran have come back into force for the first time in a decade, prompting anger from Tehran, after last-ditch nu…

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Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme
ByPatrick Wintour September 26, 2025

Russian efforts to delay the return of sanctions is expected to fail during vote on FridayA final Russian attempt to defer the snapback of large-scale UN sanctions on Iran is expected to fail at the UN security council on Friday after European countrie…

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UN inspectors can resume work at Iran nuclear sites after breakthrough deal
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 10, 2025

Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general, says agreement with Tehran is ‘important step in the right direction’Tehran and the UN nuclear inspectorate have reached an agreement that will allow UN inspectors to return to inspect all of Iran’s nuclear sites, …

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