Nuclear Disarmament
Iranian foreign minister denies nuclear pretext for strikes, cites Oman-mediated talks
Abbas Araghchi decried claims of "imminent nuclear threat" from Iran as a "heinous lie."
Iranian FM decries US as a 'bully' risking int'l conflict after Trump resumes nuclear testing
Nuclear watchdog: resuming nuclear weapons tests would destabilize security
Iran rebuilding ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities with China's support - CNN
The Begin Doctrine: 'Never Again' is an Israeli promise
The Begin Doctrine was born exactly 40 years ago, on 7 June 1981, when then-prime minister Menachem Begin sent Israeli fighter planes to bomb the Osirak nuclear reactor just outside of Baghdad.
US weighing $1b in humanitarian aid for Iran as a show of goodwill - CNN
Iran, on its end, continues to demand sanction relief instead in order to comply with a new agreement, according to the report.
Iranian FM calls cyberattack on Natanz a 'war crime,' 'nuclear terrorism'
"The Zionists want to take revenge because of our progress in the way to lift sanctions... We will not fall into their trap...We will not allow this act of sabotage to affect the nuclear talks."
Russia signals openness to the US, could that change the Middle East?
Where could the “bilateral cooperation continue,” as the Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated it might? On Iran, Russia sees US steps so far as pragmatic.
Iran gives positive signals on informal nuclear talks, time short
"Things are moving in the right direction, and we have had positive signals this week and especially in the last few days," a French diplomatic source said.
Trump offered Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force 1 after 2019 summit
'I can get you home in two hours if you want,' Trump reportedly told Kim, shocking everyone in the room. "Kim declined," former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger said.
Blinken discusses Iran with UK, French, German ministers in E3 meeting
Earlier, a US official said the meeting between Blinken, Le Drian, Britain's Dominic Raab and Germany's Heiko Maas would also cover the coronavirus pandemic, Russia, China, Myanmar and climate.
Iran's Rouhani says 'ball in US court' over nuclear deal return
"If Washington returns to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.
153 UN states call on Israel to 'renounce possession of nuclear weapons’
The Jewish state was asked “not to develop, produce, test or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons.”
UN nuclear ban treaty goes into effect on January 22nd
None of the world’s nuclear powers supported the treaty, which was ratified by only three Western countries: Austria, Ireland and New Zealand.