Nuclear

US to offer incentives to states for nuclear waste storage, building nuclear reactors

The administration of President Donald Trump wants to quadruple US nuclear power capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050 as electricity demand surges for the first time in decades.

Cooling towers at the former Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant during a tour by Constellation Energy in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, US, June 25, 2025
 A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025

‘All time is unredeemable’: A core, timely message for Israel - opinion

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.

The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion


Iran says US desire for nuclear diplomacy is a deception

The United States, its European allies, and Israel accuse Tehran of using its nuclear program to conceal efforts to try to develop the capability to produce weapons.

 Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative)

Iran is rebuilding missile manufacturing facilities - report

Tehran is reportedly attempting to rebuild its arms manufacturing but is missing essential machinery.

A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after airstrike in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact: nuclear shadows, waning US influence define Riyadh-Islam

Policy expert Alex Mishra tells TML, ‘The Saudi Arabia–Pakistan mutual defense agreement is poised to fundamentally redefine US foreign policy’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 19, 2025

Iran, Russia to sign documents on building new nuclear reactors in Iran - RIA news

Western governments accuse Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

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.

North Korea can talk to US if it stops insisting on denuclearisation, Kim says

Kim Jong Un says North Korea could resume talks with the US if Washington abandons its call for denuclearization, recalling fond memories of Trump.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released September 22, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

Saudi pact puts Pakistan's nuclear umbrella into Middle East security picture - analysis

Riyadh is hinting that it will have a de facto nuclear shield under the agreement, while analysts say that Israel, widely understood to be the only nuclear state in the Middle East, will be watching.

An illustrative image of missiles against a backdrop of a Pakistani flag.

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