Iran Deal

How does Donald Trump's MoU with Iran compare to Obama's 2015 nuclear deal? - explainer

Here is how Obama's 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Trump's Memorandum of Understanding on Iran compare.

Donald Trump speaks to Barack Obama at Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington, US, January 20, 2017
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Is that how friends treat friends? Trump latest in Netanyahu's rifts with US presidents - opinion

A man walks past Iran’s national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), in Tehran, June 10.

Khamenei’s post-war Iran: What comes next for the regime's Supreme Leader? - analysis

US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a dinner celebrating 250 years of US independence in Versailles, near Paris, France, June 17, 2026.

Trump's Iran deal driven by economics, fear of midterm defeat, not ideology - analysis


Middle East reroutes its energy networks as region navigates shifting sands - analysis

Investments in new pipelines and energy products will be a key feature in the new regional order.

Gas flares burn at the Rumaila oil field during an armed patrol by Iraqi Energy Police in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026.

The US-Iran MoU is a product of Tehran's survival-first strategy - analysis

While Iran has turned toward China for support and to deepen ties, Beijing views Iran as a chaotic regime that doesn’t offer a return on investment.

TOPSHOT-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR TOPSHOT - An woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed on June 14, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz woul

Diplomacy is not enough: Iran's deal must weaken, not strengthen, Hezbollah in Lebanon - editorial

When an international framework appears to prioritize regional calm over dismantling Hezbollah’s threat, residents hear the same old message: wait longer, trust more, accept less.

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

US-Iran deal could be 'worst ever,' Iranian-Israeli strategic analyst warns

Yasmin Sayeh, an Iranian-Israeli strategic analyst who marched for a free Iran calls the new US-Iran deal "probably the worst deal ever."

US President Donald Trump is approaching a strategic crossroads in the war with Iran.

Israeli officials fear Iran is just 'buying time,' will not follow through on final agreement

As concern grows over how Iran will respond after Friday’s signing, an equally pressing issue is the widening rift in trust between Israel and the US over Washington’s secrecy surrounding the deal.

 PAKISTAN-WAR-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-DIPLOMACY-TALKS A police personnel walks past posters highlighting Pakistan's mediation of IranUS peace talks, at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 18, 2026. No date has been set for the next round of IranUS peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of

Hezbollah praises Iranian diplomacy while Christian rivals demand total disarmament of the militia

The group's political rivals are questioning Iran's actual ability to enforce an "Israeli withdrawal."

A poster of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem (L) is displayed near another of the group's late leader Hassan Nasrallah outside shelters at the Imam Ali Housing Compound, where displaced Lebanese and Syrian refugee Shiite Muslims take refuge by the city of Hermel in Lebanon.

Iranian regime likely to rebuild military with funds released by MoU, ISW assesses

Though Trump denied reports of a $300 billion fund slated for Iran, ISW noted that Iranian officials have already promised that funds set to be released as part of the deal would be used to rebuild.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Did Trump buy time or just buy a signature? - opinion

Before we celebrate, it is worth asking a simple question: What exactly changed? Iran’s signature on a document does not change the nature of the regime.

Iranian, American flags against backdrop of Iranian nuclear site. (illustration)

US-Iran deal sparks fierce political warfare in Israel over Lebanon freedom of action - analysis

The reported framework does not yet clearly settle what restrictions Iran would accept on uranium enrichment, what happens to its uranium stockpile, or how sanctions relief would be sequenced.

Iran fans display a combined pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun", Israel and United States flag inside the stadium before a World Cup match.

Iran keeps striking ships in Strait of Hormuz as deal signing looms

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 10, 2026.