Nuclear

Tucker Carlson urges US officials to oppose Trump’s plan to target Iranian civil infrastructure

Carlson called Trump’s recent remarks about opening the Strait of Hormuz “evil,” with Trump dismissing Carlson as “a low-IQ person."

Tucker Carlson looks on during US President Donald Trump's meeting with an oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 9, 2026. 
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

The US and Israel must target the Islamic Republic, not Iran’s future - opinion

Smoke and flames rise from the South Pars gas field following an Israeli strike, as seen through the window of a moving vehicle, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province, Iran, March 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from social media video.

IDF struck Iran's largest petrochemical plant, second facility hit in two days, Katz confirms


Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a sweeping mutual defense pact, pledging joint response to aggression as Gulf states rethink security ties after Israel’s strike on Qatar.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Iran's uranium-enrichment program must be dismantled, US's Wright says

Wright urged IAEA members to back US calls to fully dismantle Iran’s enrichment program as Europe weighs sanctions.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks on the opening day of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

North Korea says its nuclear weapons state is irreversible

Pyongyang defended its nuclear weapons as an "inevitable option" of defending the country from US threats.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency July 2, 2024.

Spain summons Israeli charge d'affaires over comments by Netanyahu's office

Sanchez earlier said Spain lacked nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers or large oil reserves to exert pressure on Israel to stop what he qualified as "genocide".

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on during a meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2025

Iran, IAEA announce agreement on resuming nuclear inspections

The agreement comes against the backdrop of an ongoing threat by European powers to re-impose wide-ranging sanctions against Iran.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi looks on during a news conference with Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami as they meet in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2023.

Ignored complexities: ‘Palestine’ as a many-sided peril for Israel - opinion

A Palestinian state would affect the constantly changing balance of power between Israel and its adversaries, both state and substate (terrorist group) foes.

PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER Ishaq Dar speaks at the UN in July. Among already nuclear state foes, Israel’s most plausible adversary would be North Korea or Pakistan acting as an Iranian surrogate, says the writer.

Russia is ready to discuss nuclear fuel at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia with US - RIA

In June, Russia asked the UN nuclear watchdog to mediate between Moscow and DC to resolve the question of what to do with US nuclear fuel stored at the Ukrainian power plant controlled by Russia.

Director General of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev takes part in a signing ceremony at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2025.

Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium stock grew before Israeli attack, IAEA says

A UN watchdog report revealed Iran had 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60% before Israeli and US strikes, enough for 10 bombs if further refined.

 An IDF infographic indicating the layout of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, June 13, 2025.

Construction seen at Dimona site linked to suspected Israeli nuclear program - AP

Dimona's current reactor, which went online in the 1960s, is likely due for replacement or upgrade, which could also explain the construction. 

 A view of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev desert outside Dimona, now called the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.

UN nuclear chief Grossi presses Iran to strike deal on inspections soon

IAEA head Rafael Grossi urged Iran to quickly agree on nuclear inspections, warning talks cannot drag on for months after Israeli and US strikes on enrichment sites.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.