Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsTehran has repeatedly said 'the nuclear issue is open to negotiation,' while in pre-war talks it already accepted principles including monitors' return and uranium dilution. Even after the U.S. withdrawal, it stayed in the deal for a year before gradually violating it, now seeking better terms than 2015Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZvi Bar'el05:41 AM • June 14 2026 IDTIt's better not to reach an agreement than to sign a bad one – this has been the motto accompanying the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran since their beginning. It is not redundant to note that much more blatant and sharp words were said about the original nuclear accord that was signed in 2015, from which President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran nuclearIran sanctionsDonald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealHormuzUNRWAIsrael ElectionsPark Slope Food Co-opWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBetween Memorandum and U.S. Deal, Iran Is Passing From Survival to ConsolidationPalestinian Red Crescent: Several Wounded in Israeli Strike in Gaza CityExclusive: NYC's Mamdani Meets With Israeli and Palestinian Peace ActivistsThe Jewish Question Is Alive and Well at Europe's Film Festival CircuitWhen the 'Soft' Bibi-ists Get FedupRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMISix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?What's the Difference Between Jewish and Palestinian Terror?Netanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him Washington