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Will Trump strike Iran or choose diplomacy at the last minute? - opinion

Rising Iran tensions leave Trump weighing military action while allies watch closely.

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.
 A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

Trump was 'an hour away' from a decision on Iran before being called to wait

US Air Force military aircrafts are seen parked on the tarmac of the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026.

US-Israel attacks on Iran could resume as early as next week - report


Iran secured secret deal with Russia over uranium for nuke program - report

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it had located uranium particles at Iran’s underground Fordo site that were enriched to 83.7% purity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a meeting on the sidelines of a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council In Yerevan, Armenia October 1, 2019

Tehran pledges cooperation with IAEA before board meeting

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to US Army General Mark Milley: US-Israel cooperation is needed to prevent a nuclear Iran.

Atom symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.

How the world let Iran get to 84% uranium enrichment - opinion

A combination of wishful thinking, greed and complacency has led to the current state of affairs, but the solution does not involve military strikes.

Atom symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.

If Iran thinks Israel can’t launch war, does its recalculate?

Iran’s analysis is that Israel doesn’t have enough interceptors to deal with a long war with Iran and its proxies.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Iran to discuss origin of near weapons-grade uranium with IAEA

Diplomats said last week that the agency had found the traces at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), where Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity.

 THE NATANZ uranium enrichment facility, south of Tehran, 2005: According to foreign reports, Israel’s effort has yielded a decade of operational successes, including the sabotage of the Natanz facility last year.

Iran could enrich military-grade uranium in matter of weeks - CIA chief

The IAEA revealed last week its inspectors had discovered that Iran enriched uranium up to 84%, close to the military-grade level of 90%.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Israeli nuclear expert: Iran can create nuclear bomb with 84% uranium

Israeli nuclear physicist and UN inspector said it’s hard to know the truth about rogue nation’s weapon enrichment.

A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran

What does it mean that Iran got caught close to weaponized uranium?

The IAEA leaked on Sunday that Iran had enriched uranium up to 84% – dangerously close to the 90% threshold to weaponize uranium.

AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October.  (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

The ‘Iran deal or war’ narrative continues to crumble - analysis

Talk of a “war” was exaggerated and, insofar as anyone was concerned, Iran was already at war in half a dozen places in the Middle East via its proxy groups.

The atomic symbol and the Iranian flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.

'Deeply worrying' – Washington experts on Iran’s new enrichment level

This development, emphasized by the monitors, represents the significant risk that the country's unrestrained atomic activity could bring about a global crisis. 

A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, Iran