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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 attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem March 12, 2026

If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders sayMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources hav…

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Thursday briefing: What an Iran negotiator thinks could happen next – and why Trump still has an off-ramp
ByToby Moses March 12, 2026

In today’s newsletter: Robert Malley, who led talks for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, helps make sense of the warGood morning, and apologies for the interruption to your usual programming. Stepping out from behind the editing desk to write today’s newsle…

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Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? – podcast
By March 10, 2026

Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sampl…

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US and Israel strike Iran as Netanyahu says ‘many signs’ Khamenei ‘no longer alive’
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem February 28, 2026February 28, 2026

Tehran carries out extensive retaliatory strikes on Israel and US air bases as region is plunged into fresh conflictUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesUS and Israel strikes on Iran – what we know so farIsrael and the US have launched a war on Iran…

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US and Israel launch strikes on Iran: what we know so far
ByCallum Jones February 28, 2026February 28, 2026

Joint operation prompts Tehran to retaliate with missile attacks on bases across Middle EastAyatollah Ali Khamenei killed, says Donald TrumpUS-Israeli war on Iran – live updatesA visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s responseIran’s …

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Trump ‘not happy’ with Iran situation and says military force is still an option
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor February 27, 2026February 28, 2026

US president accuses Tehran of failing to ‘negotiate in good faith’ over its nuclear programmeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inboxDonald Trump says he has not made a final decision on whether to launch st…

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US-Iran nuclear talks end without a deal as threat of war grows
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

Mediators say more talks to be held next week but no clear evidence two sides any closer on uranium enrichmentHigh-stakes talks between the US and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear programme ended on Thursday without a deal, as the White House w…

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Iran enters critical nuclear talks with US insisting deal is within reach
ByPatrick Wintour and Aram Roston February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Tehran insists deal is possible if Trump abides by preconditions agreed with Witkoff and KushnerIran enters critical talks on its nuclear programme with the US on Thursday, insisting a deal is in reach as long as Washington sticks by its willingness to…

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Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor February 24, 2026

Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in GenevaPlainclothes police and security forces, many of them armed, have tried to flood Iran’s remaining open universities in an attempt to crush a fourth day of stud…

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