Jonathan Panikoff believes Hezbollah's role and its ballistic missile threat to Israel is a major unresolved question in any potential U.S.-Iran deal.

Jonathan Panikoff believes the United States will need to maintain a carrier group in the Persian Gulf for some time to maintain leverage in negotiations with Iran.

According to Jonathan Panikoff, key decisions in Tehran are being made by a coordinating group of 6 to 8 people, including General Vahedi and Speaker Kalibaf.

Jonathan Panikoff asserts that Iran's threshold for pain is significantly higher than that of the United States.

According to Jonathan Panikoff, Israel has been unhappy with the potential contours of a US-Iran deal because it does not address the threat of Hezbollah or Iran's ballistic missile program.

Jonathan Panikoff assesses that Hezbollah will be a more difficult issue to resolve in a US-Iran deal than the Houthi rebels.

Jonathan Panikoff believes there is a not insignificant chance that President Trump is publicly pushing for a deal that Iran has not fully agreed to in order to pressure them into accepting it.

European nations, led by France and the United Kingdom, have been organizing a maritime force to deploy along the Strait of Hormuz once a ceasefire with Iran is in place.

European nations, including France and the United Kingdom, have been leading an effort to assemble a maritime force to secure the Strait of Hormuz.