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"No, we're not thinking about nuclear weapons."

"We have no intention of obtaining these weapons at all."

"Iran doesn't have nukes, isn't building nukes, and hasn't made the decision to build nukes."

"Iran doesn't have a bomb, and doesn't appear to be trying to make a bomb."

"They are definitely going for a nuclear weapon there is no question."

"They can have [a nuclear weapon], you know, in a matter of months, I would say."

Iran could produce a nuclear weapon "within a few months, less than a year."

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“A collapse appears unlikely for now.”

"The collapse of the Iranian government remains unlikely in the near term."

"Our core assumption is that the regime will survive as long as its leaders and security forces retain the ability and willingness to suppress domestic unrest."

It's "unclear if the demonstrations would unseat the leadership, pointing to the sheer depth and resilience of Iran's repressive apparatus."

"It's going to take a few different ingredients for the regime to fall," including "defections in the security services and cracks in the Islamic republic's political elite."

"What this heralds for the Islamic Republic in the near term is neither revolution nor collapse, but rather a slow-motion metastasis that is echoing across the political establishment, the economy, and society."

"Change now looks inevitable; regime collapse is possible but not guaranteed."

"If the regime does not fall this year, it may nonetheless enter a phase of irreversible weakening—one in which future shocks could prove far more difficult to absorb."

"The regime's chances of survival have reached a critical low, and its strategy of perseverance through coercion is being tested by a population that has largely lost faith in the state's ability to govern."

"The plain fact is that the Khamenei regime’s days are numbered."

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The U.S. military on Monday launched strikes on missile sites and boats allegedly attempting to lay mines in southern Iran near Bandar Abbas, a port city home to an Iranian naval base on the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were conducted in "self-defense" to protect American troops.

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The U.S. military on Monday launched strikes on missile sites and boats allegedly attempting to lay mines in southern Iran near Bandar Abbas, a port city home to an Iranian naval base on the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were conducted in "self-defense" to protect American troops.

This comes as Iran's top negotiator, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf traveled to Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential agreement to end the war. Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati also joined the delegation to discuss the release of frozen Iranian assets.

This comes as Iran's top negotiator, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf traveled to Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential agreement to end the war. Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati also joined the delegation to discuss the release of frozen Iranian assets.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said progress had been made on "a large part" of issues under discussion but stated that no one could claim the signing of an agreement was imminent. The memorandum of understanding under discussion reportedly involves a 60-day ceasefire extension and a plan for further nuclear negotiations.

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said progress had been made on "a large part" of issues under discussion but stated that no one could claim the signing of an agreement was imminent. The memorandum of understanding under discussion reportedly involves a 60-day ceasefire extension and a plan for further nuclear negotiations.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium "will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed, or, preferably... destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location," overseen by an international nuclear agency.

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Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium "will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed, or, preferably... destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location," overseen by an international nuclear agency.

Previously, Trump called on several Muslim-majority nations — including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan — to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/trump-urges-arab-nations-to-normalize-ties-with-israel">sign the Abraham Accords as part of any broader Iran agreement</a>. Pakistan rejected the proposal, stating the two issues were "not interlinked and cannot be made so."

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Previously, Trump called on several Muslim-majority nations — including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan — to sign the Abraham Accords as part of any broader Iran agreement. Pakistan rejected the proposal, stating the two issues were "not interlinked and cannot be made so."

Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would step up its operations in Lebanon following incidents on Monday in which a drone crashed into a home in the northern border town of Metula and an explosive UAV struck a school bus stop in the border village of Shomera.

Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would step up its operations in Lebanon following incidents on Monday in which a drone crashed into a home in the northern border town of Metula and an explosive UAV struck a school bus stop in the border village of Shomera.

Military strikes won't stop Iran — they'll blow up any chance of a deal. Every bomb dropped pushes Iran closer to withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and oil prices toward $200 a barrel. The U.S. keeps proving it only knows how to use force, and that's exactly why no agreement will ever get done this way.

Military strikes won't stop Iran — they'll blow up any chance of a deal. Every bomb dropped pushes Iran closer to withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and oil prices toward $200 a barrel. The U.S. keeps proving it only knows how to use force, and that's exactly why no agreement will ever get done this way.

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Pro-Iran narrative

The U.S. has never held this much leverage over Iran — enrichment sites destroyed, missile programs crippled, proxy networks dismantled and an economy in freefall. This is the moment to demand full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear pathways, not a weak managed freeze. Squandering this advantage would be a historic mistake.

The U.S. has never held this much leverage over Iran — enrichment sites destroyed, missile programs crippled, proxy networks dismantled and an economy in freefall. This is the moment to demand full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear pathways, not a weak managed freeze. Squandering this advantage would be a historic mistake.

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Pro-Trump narrative

Trump says he seeks a negotiated end to the war, yet his actions suggest the opposite. Truth Social posts and overnight strikes on Iranian targets undermine the trust required for a lasting ceasefire. Peace demands restraint, diplomacy and confidence-building measures. Instead, escalating rhetoric and military force push the region closer to renewed conflict, where strategy without wisdom risks catastrophe rather than stability.

Trump says he seeks a negotiated end to the war, yet his actions suggest the opposite. Truth Social posts and overnight strikes on Iranian targets undermine the trust required for a lasting ceasefire. Peace demands restraint, diplomacy and confidence-building measures. Instead, escalating rhetoric and military force push the region closer to renewed conflict, where strategy without wisdom risks catastrophe rather than stability.

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Anti-Trump narrative

Hopes for a peace agreement appeared close to completion before new Israeli demands shifted negotiations off course. The revised conditions — allowing continued attacks in Lebanon, immediate uranium removal and expanded normalization agreements without addressing Palestinian statehood — were designed to fail. Renewed strikes in Lebanon signal that  diplomacy is being deliberately undermined to keep the conflict alive.

Hopes for a peace agreement appeared close to completion before new Israeli demands shifted negotiations off course. The revised conditions — allowing continued attacks in Lebanon, immediate uranium removal and expanded normalization agreements without addressing Palestinian statehood — were designed to fail. Renewed strikes in Lebanon signal that diplomacy is being deliberately undermined to keep the conflict alive.

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Anti-Israel narrative

There's an 18.4% chance that the United States will conduct a ground invasion of Iran before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's an 18.4% chance that the United States will conduct a ground invasion of Iran before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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