Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.

Israel wants President Donald Trump to push for limits for Iran's ballistic missiles. Experts say Iran won't budge.

According to the report, Israeli officials believe a potential US strike on Iran could occur in the near term and may evolve into a campaign lasting several weeks. The assessment comes as Washington has reinforced its forces in the Middle East and as indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Geneva.

Iran's foreign minister is in Geneva for a second round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States this week. The post US and Iran to resume nuclear talks as Israel presses strike option appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

O'Reilly compared negotiations with Iran's leaders regarding a potential deal to the lead-up to the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

With one American carrier strike group already in the Middle East and another apparently on its way as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear program, fears are rising of the outbreak of another war that could spread into a regional conflict.

President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week, with Iran and Gaza topping the agenda. But hanging over the visit is a quieter shift that could reshape America’s alliance with its most important ally.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Vali Nasr, a professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, about nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

Israeli defense officials estimate that the entire US-Iran negotiation process is bad for Israel, as it will likely not take Israel's security concerns into account.

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