Nuclear Disarmament

Iranian foreign minister denies nuclear pretext for strikes, cites Oman-mediated talks

Abbas Araghchi decried claims of "imminent nuclear threat" from Iran as a "heinous lie."

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF, REUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, June 22, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025, in this still image taken from video.

Iranian FM decries US as a 'bully' risking int'l conflict after Trump resumes nuclear testing

Trump on Thursday ordered the US military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Robert Floyd Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters on the maintenance of International Peace and Security Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in New York City, U.

Nuclear watchdog: resuming nuclear weapons tests would destabilize security

'Any explosive nuclear weapon test by any state would be harmful and destabilizing for global non-proliferation efforts and for international peace and security.'

|ByREUTERS
IRANIAN MISSILE is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, Aug. 20.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. set to start withdraw from nuclear treaty with Russia

The United States is now set to start the six-month process of quitting from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

JANUARY 16, 2019ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures during a joint news conference with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 2018

Can the U.S. trust North Korea's promise of denuclearization by 2021?

The United States appeared eager to seize on commitments by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at his talks with South Korean President Moon Jae.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018ByREUTERS
NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un applauds during the second day session of the 8th Conference of Ideological Officials of the Workers’ Party of Korea

Pompeo: U.S. aims for 'major' North Korea disarmament in 2.5 years

Pompeo was in Seoul on Wednesday to brief South Korean officials on the summit.

JUNE 13, 2018ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk during their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore