Nuclear
IAEA chief pushes for access to Iran despite Tehran’s limits on nuclear sites
IAEA chief said the current US-Iran deal requires access for UN nuclear inspectors, though Tehran insists that key sites will remain off-limits until a final deal is reached.
North Korea's Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports
Iran FM spox. says IAEA interactions to continue as pro-IRGC outlet denies US claims of invitation
Sovereignty without conquest: Israel must not surrender its autonomy to US - opinion
Iran FM Araghchi says Trump being ‘dragged’ toward war by 'certain elements'
Abbas Araghchi told CNN that miscalculations could trigger war with the US, while insisting Iran remains open to a deal on nuclear weapons.
IDF chief Eyal Zamir makes secret DC visit, talks Iran military options with US officials
Israel is concerned that the Trump administration may reach a deal with Tehran regarding freezing uranium enrichment, but without fully addressing the ballistic missile threat.
Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race
"If the US exceeds New START limits by uploading warheads, Russia will do the same, and China will use it as another excuse to build up their nuclear arsenal,"-Democratic Senator Ed Markey
Top Chinese military official under investigation for leaking nuclear secrets to US - WSJ
The allegations against Gen. Zhang Youxia were revealed during a briefing attended by some of China’s highest-ranking military officials, WSJ reported.
Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever
This was the third time in the past four years that the scientists moved the clock closer to midnight.
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.
‘All time is unredeemable’: A core, timely message for Israel - opinion
Though Israel lives according to clock time, its jihadi adversaries (state and sub-state terror groups) regard such mechanistic chronology as a theological profanation.
Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares
Iran will eventually “rise again from [the] ashes” of the Islamic Republic, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said.
The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion
Most Iranian ethnic minorities disdain both Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the MEK, who have been calling for protests. However, that does not mean that they still should not join.
China upgrading nuclear warhead production, developing rapid counterstrike system - report
Satellite imagery showed increased activity and construction at multiple nuclear development and production sites across China.
