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.

Women carrying weapons resembling shoulder-fired missiles ride in a truck during a pro-government National Army Day demonstration on April 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving a speech at the IDF Combat Infantry Officer's Course graduation ceremony, October 21, 2026.

Netanyahu orders Iranian regime's downfall, Katz warns 'Iran will burn' at IDF cadets' graduation

A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of Uranium (U) element, in this illustration taken January 21, 2026.

Georgia arrests man for selling radioactive uranium-238 to foreign national for $700,000

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salutes as he delivers his 2026 "State of the Force" address to US junior officers and enlisted leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2026.

US remains 'hell-bent' on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, says Hegseth


Iran appoints temporary armed forces, IRGC heads

New IRGC chief, Ahmad Vahidi, previously served as both defense and interior minister and IRGC-QF chief, and is linked with the 1994 bombing the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.

 (L-R) Newly appointed Iranian military chief Habibollah Sayyari and IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi

WATCH: IDF intel. proves Iran 'significantly' accelerated nuclear bomb program

This intelligence shows that "the Iranian regime is operating to obtain a nuclear weapon," and that Israel "has been left with no choice" but to conduct airstrikes as part of Operation "Rising Lion."

 Iran has been operating to obtain nuclear weapons, according to an IDF infographic, June 13, 2025.

Iran secretly enriching enough uranium for nine nuclear weapons, IAEA report says

"Despite countless warnings by the international community, Iran is totally determined to complete its nuclear weapons program," the PMO said.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

The Iran deal reversal: For Netanyahu, it was never really about security - opinion

Netanyahu managed to turn opposition to the nuclear agreement into a nearly mandatory standard for every Israeli politician.

 MIKE WALTZ, serving as US national security advisor, attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office last month. Netanyahu is in a panic over Waltz’s removal from the position, says the writer.

'There’s not going to be a nuclear weapon in Iran,' Huckabee says

US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff echoed similar sentiments in an interview with Breitbart on Friday.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee receives the United Hatzalah Lifesaving Award, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, May 1, 2025.

Trump: I didn't stop Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear sites

In a TIME interview, Trump predicted Saudi Arabia would join the Abraham Accords and discussed the possibility of military action against Iran.

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Britain's King Charles as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.

This week in Jewish history: Atomic bombs and Masada under siege

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.

Russland simuliert Einsatz taktischer Atomwaffen, wie sichergestellte Akten zeigen – Bericht

Von der Financial Times beschaffte und eingesehene Dokumente zeigen, dass Russland überwältigende Angriffe in Westeuropa plante, einschließlich des Einsatzes von Atomwaffen.

 Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin besichtigt die Teilchenbeschleuniger-Anlage NICA (Nuclotron-based ion collider) beim Besuch des Vereinigten Instituts für Kernforschung in der Stadt Dubna, Region Moskau, Russland, am 13. Juni 2024.

Russland simuliert taktische Atomwaffen Streik gegen der Westen, erholten Akten zeigt

Aus den Akten geht hervor, dass Russland weiterhin in der Lage ist, Atomwaffen auf Überwasserschiffen zu transportieren, was das Risiko einer Eskalation oder gar eines Unfalls erhöht.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects the NICA Nuclotron-based ion collider facility as he visits the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024.

Iranian lawmaker: Time to match US, Israel's nuclear arsenal - analysis

Reporting on the comments by state media shows that Iranian institutions likely agree with his stance and want to highlight it.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran