Donald Trump has continuously insisted that he can negotiate a stronger nuclear agreement with Iran than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). However, former President Barack Obama stated it is highly unlikely that any new deal will be a significant improvement over the original 2015 pact.


Donald Trump Seeks a Better Nuclear Deal With Iran Than JCPOA, Obama Says It's Highly Unlikely

US President Donald Trump said Monday that the agreement currently under negotiation with Tehran will prove superior to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“The deal that we are making with Iran will be far better than the JCPOA,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, referring to the original pact as one of the "worst" agreements ever made regarding US security.

Trump Insists New Deal With Iran Will Be Better Than JCPOA

In a major development concerning the Iranian regime, a UN embargo prohibiting the Shi’ite country from purchasing and selling missiles and drones expired Wednesday (Oct 18).

UN sanctions prohibiting Iran from trading missiles and drones expire

Five American prisoners freed by Iran as part of a $6 billion exchange, arrived in the United States on Tuesday (September 20). While the former prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and were tearfully united with family and friends, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York once again drummed up talks surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal Raisi said the US should prove its "goodwill and determination", referencing the prisoners' swap, to revive the nuclear pact signed eight years ago.

As American prisoners arrive in US, Iran demands end to sanctions at UNGA

Germany, France and Britain will not remove ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran that were set to expire next month under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Germany, France and UK refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under JCPOA

The United States and European countries have renewed discussions on ways to confront Iran over its nuclear movements amid growing fears that the Islamic Republic’s fierce extension of its programme would trigger a regional war.

US, Europe resume discussions over ways to deal with Iran's growing nuclear programme

A video of US President Joe Biden saying that the Iran Nuclear Deal is "dead" is making the rounds on the internet. Apparently, the leader last month said that the multi-state deal to limit Tehran's nuclear deal is dead.

'It is dead, but we are not going to announce it,' says Biden about Iran nuclear deal. Watch!

Iran has started enriching uranium at its underground Fordow nuclear facility to a purity of 60 per cent, the country's nuclear head said on Tuesday. This may vex Western powers pushing Iran to roll back its nuclear work by reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran enriching uranium to 60% purity at underground Fordow nuclear site

The US treasury department earlier this week imposed sanctions on companies suspected of involvement in Iran's petrochemical and petroleum trade. One of the companies to have been sanctioned is reportedly based in India.

Indian company sanctioned by the US for import of Iranian oil bound for China

As per the US military's Central Command, US assault helicopters on Wednesday destroyed a number of Iranian-backed militants' launch pads for rockets used to attack US military sites in northeastern Syria.

US claims strikes in Syria against Iran-backed militia unrelated to nuclear deal

The latest round of talks on the revival of the Iran nuclear deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ended in Vienna on August 8, with all parties returning back to their respective capitals for ‘political consultations’.

With JCPOA revival uncertain, Iran is slowly and surely making the nuclear deal irrelevant

As per a Reuters report quoting Iranian media, in a bid to break the months-long impasse in negotiations to reinstate the 2015 nuclear pact, Qatar will now host indirect talks between Iran and the United States.

Qatar steps in to hold informal nuclear talks between Iran and US: Reports

Iran said Monday it will only return to Vienna in order to finalise an agreement to revive its landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the last steps dependent on Washington.

Iran says will return to Vienna only to finalise nuclear deal

The United States does not have the will to reach an agreement to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran at talks in Vienna where it is insisting on "unacceptable proposals", Iran's top security official, Ali Shamkhani, said on Thursday.

Iran says lack of US decision on nuclear deal makes talks 'more complicated every hour'

France warned on Wednesday that Iran has only days left to accept a deal on its nuclear programme at Vienna talks, while Iran's chief negotiator said a deal was closer than ever before.

France says Iran nuclear deal 'within grasp', predicts a major crisis if agreement isn't reached

Despite modest progress during negotiations in Vienna, the United States hopes to build on that this week, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday amid efforts to revive a 2015 agreement.

Iran nuclear talks: US hopeful of building on negotiations progress this week

Iran on Monday said that focus of the talks to revive 2015 nuclear deal should be lifting sanctions on the Islamic republic and 'guarantees' that the US will re-enter the deal.

As talks to salvage nuclear deal resume, Iran wants assurances

US negotiator Rob Malley said Tuesday that there may only be "some weeks" left to revive the nuclear deal with Iran if the country continues its nuclear activities at its current pace.

US warns that only 'some weeks' left to revive Iran nuclear deal

With Iran digging in and its negotiating partners openly expressing frustration and pessimism, the long-delayed resumption of nuclear talks has gotten off to a rough start.

They 'left the deal': Iran says US should 'take first step' in revival of 2015 nuclear deal

Over the past 20 months, Israeli intelligence operatives have assassinated Iran’s chief nuclear scientist and triggered major explosions at four Iranian nuclear and missile facilities, hoping to cripple the centrifuges that produce nuclear fuel and delay the day when Tehran’s new government might be able to build a bomb.

As hopes for nuclear deal fade, Iran rebuilds and risks grow

US envoy for Iran warned on Friday that Iran was approaching point of no return over revival of 2015 nuclear deal after Tehran boosted stocks of enriched uranium.

'Time is short' for Iran to return to nuclear deal: US envoy

Amid the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and P5 + 1 countries, Iran’s state television reported that on Wednesday, the country foiled a sabotage attack on a building belonging to its Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran foils sabotage attack on atomic energy agency building: State TV

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that hundreds of US sanctions will remain on Iran even if the United States rejoins the 2015 nuclear accord. Blinken said the sanctions will remain in place until Iran's behaviour changes.

Antony Blinken says hundreds of sanctions to remain on Iran even if US rejoins nuclear deal

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on bringing both sides fully back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal are making steady progress and will resume on Friday, the head of Russia's delegation said on Saturday.

Iran nuclear talks make progress and will resume Friday, Russia says

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