Iranian missiles injure 160 in towns near Israeli nuclear site
Israel is investigating how ballistic missiles got through the country’s sophisticated air defences.
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2 Iranian strikes on towns near Israel’s main nuclear research center injure more than 100 people
Iranian strikes hit two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, injuring more than 100 people in the southern part of the country. It was the first time Israel’s nuclear research center has been targeted in the war that began three weeks ago. The strikes came hours after Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit…
Trump weighs options for Iran’s nuclear stockpiles as more Marines and warships head to Middle East
Sri Lanka refused permission to the United States to station two of its warplanes at a civilian airport in the island’s south in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Friday. Washington wanted to relocate two of its missile-armed aircraft from a base in Djibouti to Sri Lanka’s civilian Mattala International Airport, Dissanayake told parliament. …
Africa: Rwanda’s Nuclear Ambition Signals Africa’s Energy Future
At the World Nuclear Energy Summit, President Paul Kagame delivered a message that is likely to spark debate across the developing world: nuclear energy, he argued, is neither too complex nor too risky for countries like Rwanda. For decades, nuclear power has largely remained the preserve of advanced economies, largely due to the enormous capital…
Map shows attack locations across Iran, including the capital and the site of a major nuclear facility
The U.S. and Israel unleashed a major attack on Iran on Saturday in what President Trump said was designed to wipe out the regime’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of the country creating a nuclear weapon. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed the strikes, Mr. Trump said late Saturday afternoon. A map…
How advanced is Iran’s nuclear program? Here’s what we know.
Washington — President Trump is pressuring Iran to either curtail its nuclear program or face potential military strikes, grappling with an issue that has vexed presidents from both parties for decades. Iran — which denies any nuclear weapons ambitions — has amassed a stockpile of uranium that is enriched to near the level of purity…
Can the U.S. and Iran reach a nuclear deal to avert a war?
With President Trump’s threat to attack Iran looming over the discussions, American and Iranian negotiators sat down again in Switzerland Thursday, separately, for another round of talks brokered by Oman, focusing on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Iran says it does not have and will not build a nuclear weapon, and Mr. Trump has said…
Russia, Ukraine agree to allow repairs at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi (not seen), visits Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Russian-controlled Energodar, on March 29, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Russia and Ukraine agreed to a local ceasefire to allow for repairs of the backup power lines to the Zaporizhzhia…
U.S. and Iran wrap up ‘most intense’ nuclear talks with no deal — more negotiations ahead
Iranian negotiating delegation departs for the site of the talks with U.S., in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 26, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry | WANA | Via Reuters The latest round of U.S.-Iran talks did not lead to a breakthrough, with both sides agreeing to extend negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, describing the discussions…
Trump demands that Iran promise never to build a nuclear weapon in State of the Union address
President Trump pressed the Iranian government to reach a deal on its nuclear program during his State of the Union address Tuesday, as he weighs possible military action against the country. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of…