Iran goes further in breaching nuclear deal, IAEA report shows
Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal with world powers, increasing its stock of enriched uranium and refining it to a greater purity...
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Nuclear deal talks set to drag on as Iran seeks more
Talks to save the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday are unlikely to satisfy Iran, European powers said, and Tehran warned that it could leave the accord...
A different kind of tweet
“The president has absolute authority, unilateral power to order the use of nuclear weapons,” said Bruce Blair. The nuclear codes are “the length of a...
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift
US President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement on Friday in defiance of other world powers, choosing not to certify...
Kim Jong Un praises nuclear programme, promotes sister to centre of power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent” which guarantee North Korea’s sovereignty, state media reported on Sunday, hours...
Hydro-acoustic system to listen for nuclear tests
The government has struck a deal with the US for the installation of a seismic hydro-acoustic system that will monitor the wider region for underwater...
Buffer-zone human chain to highlight nuclear dangers
A human chain across the buffer zone in the Ledra street crossing point on Wednesday, in memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, sent...
North Korea says sanctions push after nuclear test “laughable”
By Minami Funakoshi and Ju-min Park North Korea said on Sunday a push for further sanctions following its fifth and biggest nuclear test was “laughable”,...
Rumblings of US nukes transfer from Incirlik
THE US Department of Defence on Thursday declined to comment on media reports that Washington was preparing to relocate over 20 nuclear warheads nukes from...
Iran executes nuclear scientist for spying for U.S. (Updated)
Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the United States, after a court convicted him of spying...
Germany says forces in Iran trying to torpedo nuclear deal
Responding to German intelligence agency reports that Iran has been trying to acquire nuclear technology in Germany, Berlin said on Friday that certain forces in...
N.Korea leader Kim sets 5-year economic plan, vows nuclear restraint
By James Pearson North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with...
G7 foreign ministers gather in Hiroshima to discuss nuclear, maritime issues
In a city obliterated by a U.S. atom bomb more than 70 years ago, Japan kicked off a gathering of foreign ministers from the Group...
Cyprus welcomes Iran deal
The ministry of foreign affairs has welcomed the agreement on Iran`s nuclear programme and the lifting of the sanctions against Tehran. An official statement said:...
Obama: we have cut off every path for Iran to obtain nuclear bomb (Update 1)
By Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the implementation of a nuclear deal with Iran, saying world powers had cut...
Iranians welcome deal with satisfaction and caution
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Parisa Hafezi The lifting of sanctions set off scenes of jubilation in Iran’s parliament: Supporters planted kisses on the forehead of...
Israel licks wounds as Iran sanctions end
By Dan Williams Israel bristled on Sunday at the lifting of international sanctions on Iran and vowed to flag up any violations of its arch-foe’s...
Rouhani hails “golden page” in Iran’s history as sanctions lifted (Updated)
President Hassan Rouhani hailed on Sunday a nuclear deal with world powers as a “golden page” in Iran’s history, and looked forward to an economic...
U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North’s nuclear test
By Tony Munroe and James Pearson The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, in...
Happy nuclear New Year from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
By Paul French The annual leader’s New Year message from North Korea is always full of bluster and provocation. January 1, 2016 was no exception as...
