Why Trump Keeps Saying ‘Nuclear’

Our national security reporter David E. Sanger describes how President Trump is considering a risky commando operation at an Iranian nuclear site. By David E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Joey Sendaydiego, Estelle Caswell, Jon Hazell, Rafaela Balster and Whitney Shefte March 18, 2026 Source link

Turkey eyes multiple nuclear deals, in talks with South Korea, Canada, China, Russia

Turkey is in talks with South Korea, Canada, China and Russia to develop new nuclear power capacity, energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday, as Ankara pushes to expand its energy mix.Speaking to NTV, Bayraktar said Turkey plans to build four nuclear reactors in the northern province of Sinop and another four in the Thrace […]

Iran’s Natanz nuclear site hit: Tehran vows to rebuild facility; IAEA flags radiation risk

Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility was struck during recent US and Israeli military operations, Iran’s envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday. “Again they attacked Iran’s peaceful, safeguarded nuclear facilities yesterday,” Reza Najafi told reporters at a meeting of the 35-nation board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Asked which sites were […]

Donald Trump is ‘not exactly happy’ on nuclear talks with Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is “not happy” with the ongoing negotiations with Iran, asserting that Tehran must say it will not develop nuclear weapons.While addressing a gathering in Texas, Trump claimed that his administration has to “make a big decision,” adding that any deal with Tehran must be “meaningful.”“Now we […]

US, Iran to resume nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday as military pressure mounts

Iran and the United States are set to hold a third round of nuclear talks on Thursday in Geneva, Oman’s foreign minister Badr Al Busaidi said, amid rising tensions between the two countries.“Pleased to confirm US-Iran negotiations are now set for Geneva this Thursday, with a positive push to go the extra mile towards finalizing […]

‘Doing deal with Iran not easy’: Marco Rubio over nuclear agreement with Tehran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that reaching an agreement with Iran is very difficult because of how the country’s leadership formulates policy.Speaking in Budapest alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Rubio said that Iranians make policy decisions on the basis of pure theology.“Doing a deal with Iran is not easy. I said it […]

Why Iran’s Nuclear Program Isn’t the Only Threat

new video loaded: Why Iran’s Nuclear Program Isn’t the Only Threat While talks with Iran have focused on its nuclear program, Israel’s greater immediate concern is Iran’s rebuilding of its ability to launch missiles at Israel, as it did during last year’s war. Our national security reporter Mark Mazzetti breaks down the latest intelligence. By […]

Iran says ‘it won’t be scared’ by US military presence amid nuclear programme negotiations

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Iran has taken a defiant stand against US’ looming threat saying that it will not be intimidated by the military presence in the Gulf. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, “Their military deployment in the region does not scare us,” following a visit by US envoy Steve Witkoff to […]

‘No limits, no transparency, no controls’: US accuses China of covert nuclear tests as New START expires

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The United States on Friday accused China of secretly carrying out nuclear explosive tests, even as Washington and Moscow acknowledged the need to urgently begin fresh arms control talks following the expiry of the last remaining US–Russia nuclear treaty.The accusation came as US officials renewed pressure on Beijing to be […]

Iran offers nuclear talks to US after Donald Trump’s ‘time is running out’ ultimatum

In a potential opening for diplomacy, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has authorised the launch of nuclear negotiations with the United States, AFP reported citing Iranian media on Monday. This comes after US President Donald Trump warned “time is running out” for Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme.“President Pezeshkian has ordered the opening […]