European leaders want desperately to preserve the nuclear deal, which they see as critical to regional security, but are powerless to stop the escalations that threaten it.
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Trump Adds Troops After Iran Says It Will Breach Nuclear Deal
As President Trump ordered the deployment of 1,000 more troops to the Middle East, Tehran was trying to get European nations to blunt American economic sanctions.
Trump’s Twists on Confronting Iran Confound Allies in Europe
President Trump has taken a middling route toward Iran, neither avidly supporting diplomacy nor wanting to be so confrontational to provoke Tehran into lashing out.
Trump Administration Says It Will Negotiate with Iran With ‘No Preconditions’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s remarks were the second softening of U.S. policy to Iran recently, even as the U.S. ratchets up military and financial pressure.
Acting Defense Chief Sees No Need to Restart Big Military Exercises With South Korea
Patrick Shanahan said he was confident troops were well prepared despite the halt to large-scale war games in a concession to North Korea.
North Korean Negotiator’s Downfall Was Sealed When Trump-Kim Summit Collapsed
The fate of Kim Yong-chol provides the latest example of how a senior North Korean official’s political fortune is made or broken at the whims of Kim Jong-un.
North Korea Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators, South Korean Report Says
The report comes amid speculation that the North’s leader is changing tack after his summit meeting with President Trump failed to lift punishing sanctions.
Punching Iran Over Its Foreign Policy Could Lead to a Faster Path to War
Wrestling with Iran’s diplomacy and military activity could prompt a confrontation between Washington and Tehran well before any showdown over a nuclear program.
Khamenei Dismisses Idea of Renegotiating Iran Nuclear Deal With U.S.
Washington withdrew last year from the international deal signed in 2015 and is now ratcheting up efforts to shut down Iran’s economy.
The Tension Between America and Iran, Explained
Here’s what to know about the long-strained relationship that poses the risk of a broader conflict.