Iran Nuclear Program

Daily on Defense

Trump says ‘amazing’ blockade ‘more powerful than bombs’ and that prospects of a deal ‘looking very good.’

Jamie McIntyre -

April 17, 2026 7:43 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Two weeks to stop the war: Trump’s trepidatious Iran timeline

Peter Cordi -

April 16, 2026 11:18 am

President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn.

Beltway Confidential

Iran peace deal requires a tight nuclear focus

Tom Rogan -

April 13, 2026 3:54 pm

JD Vance speaks during a news conference.

Foreign Policy

The Islamabad ultimatum: Why Vance’s final offer is Iran’s last exit ramp

Firmesk Rahim -

April 13, 2026 12:44 pm

President Donald Trump pretends to aim a gun.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump must secure Iran’s irreversible nuclear dismantlement or resume strikes

Andrea Stricker -

April 10, 2026 12:04 pm

A missile is displayed in a permanent exhibition at a recreational area as minarets of a mosque are seen at rear, in northern Tehran

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

An Iran containment strategy: Managing the post-conflict threat

Michael Schwartz -

April 1, 2026 6:00 am

Marco Rubio speaks from the podium with Trump behind him

News

White House deploys Marco Rubio to clarify messaging about Iran conflict

Washington Examiner Staff -

April 1, 2026 5:20 am

A truck carries the coffins of Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Paramilitary Basij Forces, during a funeral for Larijani, Soleimani, and the crew of the sunken IRIS Dena warship in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2026. The Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean during the 2026 Iran conflict. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Defense

What have US-Israeli forces claimed to have destroyed in Iran since start of war?

Claire Carter -

March 30, 2026 6:00 am

World

Key Iranian heavy water plant offline after IDF strike: IAEA

Zach LaChance -

March 29, 2026 5:25 pm

Residents watch and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran

World

Only nuclear war can destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions, IAEA chief says

Claire Carter -

March 22, 2026 2:26 pm

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