NUKE WARS

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Trump vows to hit Iran 'hard' after first exchange of fire in weeks
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed and the US persisting with a naval counter-block...
Iran sentences two women to death over 2026 protests: rights groups
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The two women were sentenced in separate cases but both were related to incidents in the central city of Isfahan, which was a hub of the nationwide protest acti...
Iran foreign ministry says US must 'abandon its excessive demands'
May 04, 2026 (AFP)
"At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said in a briefing broadcast by state television. "The other side must commit to a reasonable approach and a...
North Korea strengthens nuclear push as US flails in Middle East
Apr 27, 2026 (AFP)
Since US-Israeli strikes on Iran began in late February, North Korea has conducted five missile launches, including four so far in April -- the most in a single...
As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place
Apr 27, 2026 (AFP)
"It is not at all a sign of any change in the government in my opinion. Because no achievement has been made regarding women's rights," said Elnaz, a painter in...
'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears
Apr 27, 2026 (AFP)
In 2022, during the last review of the treaty considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was "one mi...
Iran names Khamenei's son as new supreme leader
Mar 08, 2026 (AFP)
Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Shiite clerics convened to choose the third supreme leade...
Trump suggests US troops could be sent to secure Iran's uranium
Mar 07, 2026 (AFP)
"At some point maybe we will. That would be a great thing," he told reporters during a briefing aboard Air Force One. "We haven't gone after it but it's somethi...
Kremlin says nuclear weapons in Finland would threaten Russia
Mar 06, 2026 (AFP)
A Russia neighbour and NATO member since 2023, Finland said on Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order to bri...
N. Korea's Kim oversees naval destroyer, cruise missile test
Mar 05, 2026 (AFP)
The tests, including a launch of a sea-to-surface cruise missile, come shortly after Kim led a major once-in-five-years Party Congress, at which he renewed goal...
Middle East war spirals with fresh strikes on Iran, Gulf
Mar 05, 2026 (AFP)
AFP reporters in Tehran and Doha heard huge explosions over the cities, with a thick column of black smoke billowing on the horizon of the Qatari capital. A con...
US court convicts Japanese yakuza for trafficking nuclear material
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, has been jailed since April 2022 on the drug and weapons charges, along with his Thai co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri, following years of i...
Iran says 'trying' to swiftly appoint new supreme leader
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
"We are all trying," said Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership which is responsible for selecting a new leader. "God willing, the l...
Iran claims 'complete control' of key waterway for energy transit
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
Governments scrambled to evacuate citizens stranded by the war in the Middle East, with Iran expanding a missile and drone barrage on countries around the regio...
Israel army says struck 'covert underground' nuclear site in Iran
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
Following the conflict in June, when Israel struck several Iranian nuclear sites, the military said it tracked Iranian scientists to "their new location at this...
NATO 'welcomes' Macron's nuclear drive
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
Macron said Monday France would expand its atomic arsenal and could deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries for the first time, in a potential major s...
Europe reacts to Macron's atomic offer
Mar 02, 2026 (AFP)
Announcing a new doctrine of "forward deterrence", Macron said the plans involving partners including Germany, Britain and Poland would "complicate the calculat...
France to boost nuclear arsenal, could deploy atomic weapons to European allies
Mar 02, 2026 (AFP)
Speaking from the Ile Longue nuclear submarine base as the clock ticks on his presidency, Macron announced that eight European countries including Germany, Pola...
ORNL and Kairos Power expand molten salt reactor partnership
Feb 25, 2026 (SPX)
Under the agreement, ORNL will provide technical expertise and access to specialized facilities to review and evaluate key aspects of Kairos Power's fluoride sa...
Facing US warnings, Iran defends right to nuclear enrichment
Feb 19, 2026 (AFP)
The two foes recently resumed indirect talks, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened military action against Iran, at first over a deadly crackdo...
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