As the #Iran war stretches into a second month, a campaign that may have started with hopes of quick and decisive wins now leaves the U.S. has three options: Escalation, degradation, and negotiation. My latest for @nytopinion 👇 tinyurl.com/hexfnyje

RT @SaraMassoumi: 🔺روسای هیئت‌های مذاکره‌کننده ایران و آمریکا با میزبانی آنلاین پاکستان، متن «یادداشت تفاهم اسلام‌آباد» را از راه دور و به…

Trump on Truth Social: Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now. My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON! In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement. The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL. Our relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had. Unlike Obama’s Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in payments to them, including 1.7 Billion Dollars in green, cold cash, no money will exchange hands. At the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust, buried deep under the powerful sunken granite mountains, thanks to our beautiful B-2 Bombers and their brilliant pilots, and downblend and destroy it, whether in Iran, or the United States. We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future. Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again! Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!

A novel feature of these negotiations is that where the Iranians long insisted that nuclear talks must be siloed from other issues, engagement by regional states in the process and linkage of regional issues in U.S.-Iran discussions is now very much front and center.

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs @MBA_AlThani_ Holds Telephone Conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister @CMShehbaz Doha | June 13, 2026 HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has held a telephone conversation with HE Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Discussion during the call, addressed bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen them. The two sides also discussed the latest developments in the region, and Pakistan's mediation efforts aimed at de-escalating tensions in a way that contributes to enhancing security and stability. In this context, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed the State of Qatar's great satisfaction with the progress in the negotiations and the Pakistani mediation's announcement of reaching the final text of the peace agreement, expressing hope that the American and Iranian sides will sign the agreement soon. His Excellency reiterated the State of Qatar's full support for the Pakistani mediation efforts aimed at ending the crisis through peaceful means. He underlined the need for all parties to engage with these efforts to create the appropriate conditions, leading to a comprehensive agreement that brings about sustainable peace in the region. #MOFAQatar

Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 held a telephone conversation today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan @faisalbinfarhan. They welcomed the US–Iran negotiations in their final stage, with the electronic signing ceremony scheduled for tomorrow, and expressed the hope that this important development will contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region. The Saudi Foreign Minister appreciated Pakistan’s consistent and sustained efforts in support of mediation and dialogue throughout the process. Both sides also discussed the forthcoming Regional Four Foreign Ministers (R-4) meeting, scheduled to be held in Egypt later this month.

Are they using DocuSign?

Told @NYTimes: With the new regime in Tehran, objectives that the United States and Israel have not achieved through war will not be achieved through more coercion. nytimes.com/2026/06/13/world…

Vaez: “Si rischia lo scenario di Gaza e che l’intesa non arrivi alla fase due” repubblica.it/esteri/2026/06…

RT @mofauae: UAE Categorically Denies Media Reports Alleging Transfer of Funds to Iran

Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded. The international trade corridor remains open for transit.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷Trump's pending Iran deal is bitter pill for Netanyahu. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/06/12/netanya…

Iran FM: The end of war on all fronts, including Lebanon, will be announced... US commits to not initiating war or using threats... Strait of Hormuz and lifting of the naval blockade are included in the agreement... A mechanism has been formulated for Iran's frozen funds.

If Nabavian and Lindsey hate it, it’s a good deal

Hardline Iranian MP Mahmoud Nabavian: Having reviewed the text of the agreement, I must state that, compared to the previous two versions, it is more damaging, and Iran's concessions have also become greater.

🚨President Trump told me in a short call that he considered Iranian foreign minister Araghchi's post "very positive"

Trump hit pause after being warned it would likely prompt severe Iranian retaliation, extending the war and plunging the global economy into further turmoil, the sources said. But the high-level and pressing nature of the briefings underscores how close the Trump administration came to greenlighting the high-risk ground operation, sources said. cnn.com/2026/06/12/politics/…

Exclusive: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Caine, made a secret, rushed visit to US Central Command headquarters in Florida late last month to be briefed in person on plans for the military to send ground troops into Iran to forcibly seize its highly enriched uranium, sources tell @NatashaBertrand & me. Caine then briefed President Trump on the options for such an operation, one of the sources said.

Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 spoke this evening with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis @IgnazioCassis. The two leaders exchanged views on the regional situation and welcomed the encouraging progress toward an understanding between the United States and Iran. The Swiss Foreign Minister appreciated Pakistan’s leading mediating role in supporting diplomatic engagement and its efforts in helping advance progress towards peace and stability in the region and beyond. Both sides agreed to remain closely engaged on further developments.

The UN atomic watchdog will make verifying the full scope of Tehran’s nuclear capabilities its top priority, as Iran and the US edge toward a possible agreement to end the war in the Middle East, according to the organization’s chief. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Trump reposts Iranian Foreign Minister saying Islamabad MOU is really close & cautioning against speculation over its content