Nuclear program

Netanyahu brands UK ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ as tensions grow over Iran war

Netanyahu also recalled a phrase someone had said that "the first Islamic republic with nuclear weapons will be the Islamic Republic of Britain."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Iran war will end when regime 'falls' or 'ends its nuclear program,' Netanyahu says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Israeli officials warn US-Saudi deal could lead to nuclear weapons, discourage Israel normalization

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.

US says it reached nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia, amid concerns about safeguards


A strike or deal? Trump will have his way regarding Iran's nuclear program - opinion

Trump was confident he could cut a deal with Iran that would stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

 IRAN’S VICE PRESIDENT for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif speaks at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month. ‘I’m not sure he’s involved any longer in decision-making in the Iranian leadership, even if he has a title,’ quipped President Isaac Herzog.

Why is Iran’s FM talking about 'advanced centrifuges'? - analysis

Iran views the nuclear program as more than the sum of its parts.

A number of new generation Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran

Iran is making nuclear moves in conflict with West - analysis

"The Western parties that have been trying to push back Iran's nuclear program will face a different reality: a program that is significantly broader and more advanced," an Iran spokesperson said.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Iranian strategy advisor to 'Al Mayadeen': Iran has technical abilities to produce nuclear weapons

He added that Iran will respond to Israel's retaliatory attack at an appropriate time, saying Tehran will likely increase the range of their ballistic missiles.

 Head of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations, Seyed Kamal Kharazi, speaks during the Iranian-Arab Dialogues for Cooperation Conference in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2024.

Sinwar has trapped either Israel or Iran (and Hezbollah) - analysis

Will Hezbollah conflict expose Israel to being overwhelmed on multiple fronts or prematurely waste Iran's ace-in-the-hole, leaving its nuclear program more exposed?

 POSTERS DEPICTING Yahya Sinwar (right) and Hassan Nasrallah hang from a building near Begin Boulevard in Jerusalem as part of an ‘Ahdut Achshav’ campaign for unity among Israelis, earlier this year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has played directly into Sinwar’s hands, posits the writer.

Iran's presidential runoff set between moderate and hard-liner

The contest is between Masoud Pezeshkian, a relatively moderate lawmaker, and hard-line former Revolutionary Guard member Saeed Jalili.

 A paper showing the presidential candidates is pictured during the snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024.

US, Israel examining new information about Iran's suspected nuclear activity

Senior US officials said the "suspicious and alarming" information points to computer models that Iranian scientists have made recently can be used for research and development of nuclear weapon.

AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October.  (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

Iran bought 300 tons of uranium from Niger for illicit nuke weapon program - report

The London-based independent news organization Iran International published a report in early June about Iran’s clandestine negotiations with Niger’s Junta government.

 A missile is launched during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17', in the southwest of Iran, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021.

Israeli weapons damaged Iranian air defenses without detection

Israel had decided earlier not to launch a full-scale attack against Iran, and instead decided on a quieter tactic to send a message with the aim of ending the cycle of attacks.

 Israeli drone.

Iran eyes Russia and China for nuclear investment, ties

It is important that we are determined to achieve our goals, and in my opinion, our colleagues are determined to create this space for the nuclear industry abroad,” the IAEO spokesperson said.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022