International Atomic Energy Agency chief discusses rising nuclear tensions, UN reform and whether the system can still prevent war. As nuclear tensions rise worldwide and the war in Ukraine reshapes global security, Rafael Grossi stands at the centre of the world’s most dangerous calculations. The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency discusses the … Read more
Hind Hassan examines the prospect of a new nuclear arms race, the companies helping to fuel it, and the dangers it poses. Eighty years after the first and only time nuclear weapons have been used – the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 – the risk of the unthinkable happening again has … Read more
US president says Ukraine must be able to defend itself and is ‘getting hit very hard’. United States President Donald Trump has said his administration will send more weapons to Ukraine after an earlier decision to halt some arms shipments drew condemnation from Kyiv and its supporters. Speaking to reporters ahead of a dinner with … Read more
Tehran says its nuclear technical know-how can’t be destroyed. US President Donald Trump says that Sunday’s US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites have caused the “total obliteration” of its nuclear programme. But the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says the final analysis is yet to come. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran insists the … Read more
Iran has struck Israel with barrages of missiles, a day after an Israeli onslaught against its nuclear and military facilities killed top generals and scientists. Iranian missiles have targeted sites across Israel, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, in retaliation for continuing Israeli attacks on Iran. Iran called on its citizens to unite … Read more
Israel attacks Iranian military and nuclear sites, claiming Iran was close to producing a nuclear weapon. Israel hit Iran’s nuclear facilities, killed several of the country’s top nuclear scientists, along with the head of the Revolutionary Guard and several military leaders, and damaged residential areas in Tehran. Iran retaliated by sending hundreds of armed drones … Read more
Tehran denounces enriched uranium accusations as US urges Iran to accept proposed agreement. The United Nations nuclear watchdog has delivered its most damning allegations against Iran in nearly two decades. It comes as the United States proposes a nuclear deal that it says is in Tehran’s best interests to accept. But Tehran is accusing the … Read more
The US will cut exports to Sudan and lines of government credit after determining banned weapons were used in the conflict between government forces and the RSF. The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that the country’s military used chemical weapons last year while fighting against paramilitary forces. “The United States calls … Read more
Iran and the US resume indirect nuclear talks, with sanctions relief and uranium enrichment still key sticking points. Iran and the United States are holding indirect nuclear talks, mediated by Oman, with the next round set for Saturday. Both sides report progress, but major gaps remain. Iran seeks sanctions relief and civilian uranium enrichment, while … Read more
China slams move, warning that Philippines risks ‘arms race’ amid increased militarisation of South China Sea. The Philippines has announced plans to buy the United States’ Typhon missile system, triggering China to warn of an impending “arms race” in the Asia Pacific region. Philippine military chief Lieutenant-General Roy Galido said on Monday that the country … Read more