Nuclear bomb
Tehran threatens strikes on energy, civilian targets, and nuclear escalation if attacked
Tehran aims to cause even more pain in the case of a renewed campaign, especially at a time when interceptor missile stockpiles are under pressure in Israel and in US-aligned nations in the Gulf.
Netanyahu orders Iranian regime's downfall, Katz warns 'Iran will burn' at IDF cadets' graduation
Georgia arrests man for selling radioactive uranium-238 to foreign national for $700,000
US remains 'hell-bent' on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, says Hegseth
Trump agrees final Iran deal must dismantle nuclear danger, no nuclear weapons, Netanyahu says
This means that Iran's nuclear enrichment sites must be dismantled, and any enriched nuclear material removed from its territory, the prime minister said.
Trump: '100% confident' Iran will stop enriching uranium, will hand over remaining stockpiles
Trump said that Iran has pledged to stop enriching uranium and is "100% confident" that they will comply, while stressing the US will never let Iran possess a nuclear bomb.
Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it acquired one, Trump says
Trump told Newsmax that while Iran's military is heavily damaged, only a guarantee against nuclear development will secure a lasting peace, calling for stronger global action.
Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’
Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.
Iran's nuclear enrichment cannot be stopped, US-Israel defeated, Tehran's nuke chief Eslami claims
The US and Israel have reached a "stage of desperation," and a "request for a ceasefire indicates their defeat," Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said.
IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race
He said Iran's lack of cooperation “led us to a place or a position where we lost the necessary continuity of knowledge to be able to confirm that everything in Iran was in peaceful use."
Witkoff: Iran openly admitted to having enough 60% enriched uranium to create nuclear material
Iran claims it possesses 460kg of 60% enriched uranium, enough to build nuclear weapons in a few years. Notably, Iran would have needed at least two years to actually make a nuclear bomb.
Study finds AIs treat nuclear arms as strategy, not taboo, rejecting surrender and negotiation
In 86% to 95% of scenarios the models escalated, in 95% both parties threatened nuclear strikes, and no model chose 'harmony or withdrawal'.
A new nuclear era is taking shape and markets are repricing risk - opinion
As nuclear restraint collapses, a new arms race is erupting and it's reshaping global security and investment reality
US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise
After using 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) during Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian nuclear facilities, the USAF needs to replenish its arsenal.