Iran nuclear deal: Arms race in Middle East potentially at stake as talks resume

What could be the last chance of preventing Iran going nuclear gets under way this week. Nuclear talks resume. Potentially at stake is a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, or regional escalation and conflict.

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Israel launches diplomatic blitz ahead of renewed Iran nuclear talks

Israel will make its position heard ahead of the return to nuclear talks with Iran by world powers on Monday, with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid scheduled to visit London and Paris next week.

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US says it’ll amp up pressure on Iran if it does not start cooperating with IAEA

The US warned Thursday it could raise the stakes in international pressure on Iran if the Islamic Republic continues to hinder efforts by the UN nuclear watchdog to monitor its nuclear program.

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Top US general says Iran ‘very close’ to bomb, plans are ready if diplomacy fails

A top US general said Iran has the ability to build a nuclear weapon in a very short time and that the US military was ready with other options to prevent this should diplomacy fail.

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Israel sees Iranian atomic bomb in five years, deal or no deal

Iran is five years away from developing a nuclear weapon, and international talks due to restart next week will do nothing to slow it down, Israel said on Tuesday, adding it reserved the right to act to protect itself.

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PM Naftali Bennett: Israel will not be bound to nuclear deal with Iran

Israel will not be bound by a new nuclear deal with Iran, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday.

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