Now, with Trump’s ultimatum delivered on March 7 to Iran— giving the regime a two-month deadline either to give up its nuclear and missile programs or face severe consequences — Beijing and Moscow have simply been accelerating Tehran’s efforts to join the nuclear club and to possesses at least six …

Iran is seeking to maintain diplomacy alongside a military threat, said an analyst in Tehran Iran revealed a vast underground “missile city” packed with long-range weaponry this week, as the regime aims to restore deterrence against Israel and the US. The chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, Major-General Mohammad …

Trump is employing military action against Iran’s allies, and threatening strikes on Iran itself, to induce Iranian leaders to agree to new talks on limiting Iran’s nuclear program.Trump is balancing his intent to avoid sparking a new Middle East war with pressure from some of his aides and from Israel …