Iran

Amid U.S. Threats, Iran Moves Toward Negotiations with Trump

Iran and the U.S. are moving toward nuclear negotiations, even as Trump builds up forces that could be used for military action against Iranian installations. Responding to U.S. coercive diplomacy, including the buildup as well as maximum economic sanctions pressure, Iran has accepted new negotiations with the Trump team. The …

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The Case for a “Trump to Tehran” Strategy

How to Turn Maximum Pressure Into Personal Diplomacy On Saturday, April 12, American and Iranian officials will restart talks over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program. The talks come after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter, in early March, to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei proposing negotiations. “We have a very …

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Iran Update, April 10, 2025

A Senior Iranian official threatened to reduce cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if external threats against Iran continue. Iranian Supreme Leader Adviser Ali Shamkhani stated on April 10 that Iran could expel IAEA inspectors, halt cooperation with the agency, or move enriched uranium to “safe and unknown …

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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis

Iran condemned the continued IDF activity in the Gaza Strip. The Iranian president raised theissue in his talks with the King of Jordan and the Saudi Crown Prince. The Iranian ForeignMinistry spokesperson condemned the IDF attacks in the Gaza Strip and called forinternational action to stop them. The IRGC’s Qods …

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Verify Or Dismantle? Trump’s Iran Nuclear Dilemma – Analysis

US President Donald Trump surprised almost everyone when he announced in an Oval Office briefing — with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting right beside him — that high-level direct talks on Iran’s nuclear program were scheduled for April 12 in Oman. It is unclear whether Iran wanted to keep …

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Iran Update, April 7, 2025

Regional diplomatic sources told CNN on April 6 that the Yemeni government is preparing for a ground offensive against the Houthis. The offensive would reportedly consist of advances from the south and east and along the western Yemeni coast to take Hudaydah.[1] The Yemeni government is led by the Presidential …

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L’escalade entre l’Occident et l’Iran accroît le risque d’une guerre d’envergure

Après une nouvelle série de frappes américaines et israéliennes contre des positions pro-iraniennes, la situation dans la région a atteint un point critique. La Russie a mis en garde contre les conséquences catastrophiques d’éventuelles attaques contre les installations nucléaires iraniennes, alors que Téhéran a répondu en menaçant de frapper les …

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Trump a menacé l’Iran d’un ultimatum qui ne pourra probablement pas être respecté

Ce que l’on comprend maintenant, c’est que «nous ne jouons plus aux échecs». Il n’y a plus de règles. L’ultimatum de Trump à l’Iran ? Le colonel Doug Macgregor compare l’ultimatum de Trump à l’Iran à celui que l’Autriche-Hongrie a adressé à la Serbie en 1914 : une offre, en …

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Trump, Iran, And The Nuclear Deal: A Slow-Motion Crisis – Analysis

At the beginning of last month, United States (US) President Donald Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expressing his desire to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. This request followed Trump’s Executive Order in early February threatening “maximum pressure” to …

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La relation stratégique entre la Russie, la Chine et l’Iran est un invariant/une constante et pas une variable d’ajustement

Dans mon dernier article sur RI intitulé «L’Iran est dans le collimateur», j’ai soutenu l’éloignement d’une guerre lancée par les États-Unis contre l’Iran. Parmi les raisons avancées, j’ai cité l’incontournable relation entre la Russie, la Chine et l’Iran. C’est une relation de confiance mutuelle basée sur une vision stratégique. C’est …

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