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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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"Current and former U.S. officials say they see little sign, at least so far, of a mass popular uprising in Iran or of significant fissures within the government or security forces that will result in a new regime."

"There is an 11% chance that the Iranian government will lose power before 2027."

"There is an 8.9% chance that the Iranian regime will collapse and Reza Pahlavi will become head of state before January 1, 2027."

"There is an 19% chance that the Iranian regime will fall before 2027."

"Regime change is possible but unlikely."

"In any case, the Islamic Republic faces a significant challenge, and its long-term survival is not assured."

"Regime collapse or irreversible degradation is more likely than regime survival (65% likelihood)."

“The regime cannot continue that long.”

"If Trump sees it through, and I think he will, I think they're [going to] fall pretty soon, in two, three, four weeks."

"I think the regime will collapse before Iranian New Year (Nowruz), which is March 20th."

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"We may be entering a new era of protracted conflict—with Iran at the center of it."

"Any deal will be at best fragile, or at worst impossible."

"Tehran probably perceives the ceasefire as a pause in hostilities rather than anything permanent, and it is preparing for renewed conflict accordingly."

"A lasting settlement remains unlikely because Iran wants continued leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and cannot accept an outcome portrayed as a U.S. victory. "

"A comprehensive settlement is unlikely to emerge quickly."

"There is a possibility that this ceasefire could pave the way for a more permanent deal, but it is more likely this will be a temporary and fragile understanding that will, in the best-case scenario, prevent renewed war through the end of this administration."

"I think that this probably will lead to a cessation of hostilities, but it's unlikely to lead to a full agreement that really satisfies everything that on the one hand, the Trump administration would like and on the other hand that the Iranian regime would like, because I think that the two sides just still sit too far apart."

“The most likely negotiation outcome is an ambiguous version of the cease-fire continuing indefinitely, which, while unseemly, is better than the alternative,”

"I suspect it will hold because both sides have a strong economic incentive to get energy flowing to global markets."

"There is a 99% chance that U.S. x Iran will reach a permanent peace deal by December 31, 2026."

Will the US and Iran Establish a Lasting Ceasefire Before 2027?

President Trump announced on Wednesday what he called "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, declaring an "Economic D-Day" via his Truth Social platform as the US-Iran war nears its six-month mark.

President Trump announced on Wednesday what he called "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, declaring an "Economic D-Day" via his Truth Social platform as the US-Iran war nears its six-month mark.

Trump warned that any country allowing its financial institutions, businesses, airports or government entities to provide a lifeline to Iran would face "tremendous economic consequences," citing oil smuggling, cash transfers and front companies as activities that must stop.

Trump warned that any country allowing its financial institutions, businesses, airports or government entities to provide a lifeline to Iran would face "tremendous economic consequences," citing oil smuggling, cash transfers and front companies as activities that must stop.

The announcement came after a 60-day negotiating period established under a June interim peace deal expired Monday without a breakthrough, with the US naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz remaining in effect.

The announcement came after a 60-day negotiating period established under a June interim peace deal expired Monday without a breakthrough, with the US naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz remaining in effect.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the announcement as a diversion from what he called America's "unprecedented debt and surging interest costs," while Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said US decisions were based on "repeated miscalculations."

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the announcement as a diversion from what he called America's "unprecedented debt and surging interest costs," while Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said US decisions were based on "repeated miscalculations."

China buys more than 80 percent of Iran's shipped oil, according to 2025 data from analytics firm Kpler, complicating any US effort to enforce secondary sanctions, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to visit the US next month.

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China buys more than 80 percent of Iran's shipped oil, according to 2025 data from analytics firm Kpler, complicating any US effort to enforce secondary sanctions, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to visit the US next month.

The UAE suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran on Tuesday after its defense ministry said it detected two missiles launched from Iran, a claim Tehran dismissed as baseless.

The UAE suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran on Tuesday after its defense ministry said it detected two missiles launched from Iran, a claim Tehran dismissed as baseless.

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