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.
In Face-Off With Iran, Escalation May Depend on Who Prevails Inside Washington and Tehran
The attacks in the Gulf of Oman emboldens the hard-liners in Iran and the U.S., each able to argue their longtime adversary is itching for war.
Shinzo Abe’s Latest Diplomatic Long Shot: Peacemaking in Iran
Japan’s prime minister arrives Wednesday in Tehran, placing himself directly in the middle of a tense confrontation between the United States and Iran.
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.
Iran Stiffens Its Resolve as the Trump Administration’s Pressure Mounts
Increasing pressure has taken a toll on Iran, but if the goal was to change its behavior or its government, it has so far achieved neither.
U.S. Sanctions Cut Deep, but Iran Seems Unlikely to Budge
President Hassan Rouhani likened the impact of the sanctions to the economic pain Iran suffered during its long war with Iraq.
Pentagon Builds Deterrent Force Against Possible Iranian Attack
The Defense Department is deploying an antimissile battery, a limited step taken in part because an intelligence analysis concluded that Iran is trying to provoke the United States into overreacting.
Nuclear Deal Traps E.U. Between Iran and U.S.
Iran said it would move farther to withdraw from the nuclear deal unless Europe, Russia and China protected its banks and trade.