How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, one piece of a wider arrangement…
Iranian nuclear deal limbo may serve interests of both US and Iran
Whether or not Tehran and Washington accept a European Union “final” offer to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, neither is likely to declare the pact dead because keeping it…
Iran nuclear deal near death, but West not ready to pull plug
Western officials have largely lost hope the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected, sources familiar with the matter said, forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran’s atomic program even…
US less optimistic over reaching Iran nuclear deal
US optimism that a deal to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear developed has soured, with the State Department warning Tuesday it was headed toward “Plan B” if…
Nuclear deal a challenge for Rouhani as Iran hardliners close in
Iran's hardliners are preparing to bring President Hassan Rouhani to heel if the US President Donald Trump scraps Tehran's nuclear deal with major powers, officials and analysts believe. Trump has…
Beyond the nuclear deal
While running for the office of the US president, Donald Trump had put down the July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal,…
Is the Iran nuclear deal already being violated?
Before Donald Trump has even arrived in the White House, Iran says the United States has already violated the nuclear deal and threatened to build atomic-powered ships in retaliation. Is…
In Iran, dividends of nuclear deal are slow to appear
Hopes that Iran would quickly reintegrate with world markets after its nuclear deal, bringing investment and opportunities to a young population, are turning to frustration. An opaque business environment in…
What we lose from a civil-nuclear deal
Ever since David Ignatius’ October 6 Washington Post article on a possible diplomatic blockbuster – a US-Pakistan nuclear deal – there has been a sense of achievement in the political,…
Normal ties between Iran and US unlikely despite nuclear deal
Iran is unlikely to normalise relations with the United States despite a landmark nuclear deal reached with America and other major powers and the first handshake between a US president…
