Iran nuclear

Iran rebuilding ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities with China's support - CNN

Iran has purchased over 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate since the 12-Day War, enough to produce fuel for over 500 ballistic missiles with nuclear capabilities.

IRANIAN MISSILE is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, Aug. 20.
An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

The IDF celebrates one year since crippling attack on Iranian air defenses

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025

How Iran is rebuilding its nuclear program, learning from past Israeli strikes - analysis

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Khamenei tells Trump to 'keep dreaming' he destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities


'Iran is developing a nuclear missile to hit the US,' Netanyahu warns in Ben Shapiro interview

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Iran is developing a missile that could “put New York City, Boston, Washington, or Miami under their atomic guns.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview with Ben Shapiro

Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu speak on Gaza war, Iran nuclear program

Both leaders spoke on US President Donald Trump's 20-point proposal to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

 Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin

If Iran restarts nuclear program, we will deal with that too, Trump warns

Trump's comments came during a speech at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the US Navy.

US President Donald Trump reacts as first lady Melania Trump applauds during a Navy 250 Celebration in Norfolk, Virginia, US, October 5, 2025.

Iranian's brace for impacted economy as UN reimposes sanctions

Tehran says its enrichment is for peaceful purposes; the economy is expected to worsen.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025.

Russia and China fail to delay UN nuclear sanctions on Iran

A resolution intended to delay the UN from imposing nuclear "snapback" sanctions on Iran failed after being voted on at the United Nations Security Council.

China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang speaks to delegates after voting on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York

Iran's vice president says it won't waver from its nuclear program

"Iran's path and the Iranian program are completely transparent, and we will not deviate from it. You know that the most stringent inspections are conducted in Iran."

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), attends a session of the World Atomic Week international forum, an event dedicated to the global nuclear industry and related sectors, in Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2025.

Iran sanctions snapback: Enforcement is the only way to curb Tehran’s threats - opinion

The only question is whether governments will translate the legal mechanism into enforcement or allow it to fade into symbolism.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, in Tianjin, China, earlier this month. Tehran is betting that Western governments will lack the will to act decisively, states the writer.

Iran's Pezeshkian tells UN: 'We do not seek nuclear weapons'

Pezeshkian accused the so-called E3 of triggering the process to return international sanctions on Iran at "the behest of the United States of America."

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holds up a book as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025.

Russia, Iran sign memo on building small nuclear power plants in Islamic Republic

The agreement was signed by Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev and Iran's top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, at a meeting in Moscow. Rosatom described it as a "strategic project."

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), arrives on the opening day of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

Iran's Supreme Leader says negotiations with US would not be in Tehran's interests

Khamenei also said Iran would not "surrender to pressure" regarding uranium enrichment. European diplomats stated that sanctions will be reimposed if no deal is reached by September 27th.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, August 24, 2025.

Iran and E3 to hold critical talks to avert sanctions, odds remain slim

The sources said foreign ministers of Iran, Britain, France, and Germany will meet on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with ambassadors in Tehran, July 12, 2025; illustrative.