Iran, Israel and the Bomb
How decades of sabotage and brinkmanship over Iran’s nuclear programme erupted into the 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran.

How decades of sabotage and brinkmanship over Iran’s nuclear programme erupted into the 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran.




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South Korea’s president said Trump had told him the ‘time had come’ to focus on North Korea ‘issue’ at the G7 summit.
Vance backs US-Iran deal as Washington ends blockade and Iran hails wartime gains.
The memorandum of understanding covers 14 points but leaves many crucial questions unanswered.

US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding

A US-Iran agreement aimed at ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz is set to be signed Friday.

US President Donald Trump claimed that the scheduled signing of his Iran “peace deal” in Geneva on Friday would be succe

US President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of ‘bribing’ Iran to agree to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran warns of a ‘harsh response’ as Lebanon attacks test the US deal and strain Trump-Netanyahu ties.
Negotiators have yet to hold talks on key issues that have plagued US-Iran diplomacy for decades, say analysts.
Trump says ‘hell will rain down’ if Iran gets nuclear weapons