Scholar of Immanuel Kant is a veteran negotiator of nuclear accords with the West

France plans to send air defence systems, UK considers deploying warship after British base came under attack

Trump, having previously claimed Tehran’s atomic facilities were ‘obliterated’, has repeatedly claimed it is developing nuclear weapons

Unless there is a breakdown in security or a power struggle, succession should be smooth

Attaining Donald Trump’s declared objective would require sending in ground forces

Warplanes and naval assets amount to biggest US regional military build-up since 2003 invasion of Iraq

Reliance on Kushner and Witkoff for negotiations raises concerns for US capacity and experience

US and Iran resume nuclear talks as Israel presses strike option

Trump’s preference is for negotiations rather than war but Netanyahu’s objective is to use any means to topple Tehran authorities

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years

Saif al-Islam dies after four men storm his home

US military assets surge in Gulf as Iranian official acknowledges diplomatic efforts

Analysts warn Maliki nomination and US threats could destabilise Iraq amid regional tensions

Tehran warns of attacks against Washington’s regional allies and assets if it is targeted

Gaza lies in ruins, while a US blueprint envisions a futuristic dreamscape of gleaming residential developments along the Mediterranean coast