Nuclear program

North Korea rejects denuclearization, vows 'ceaseless' nuclear buildup over US-led alliance

The spokesman said recent US-South Korean WMD response discussions amounted to an "open declaration of confrontation" and warned such actions could lead Pyongyang to invoke nuclear force provisions.

This picture taken on March 4, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 5, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile test launch conducted on the destroyer Choe Hyon at an undisclosed location.
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 senators seek more information on Trump's Saudi nuclear proposal, letter says

An illustration of an assassin holding a silenced handgun.

Iranian plot to assassinate Israeli nuclear scientist results in four convictions

Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

IAEA exposes North Korea's secret nuclear enrichment facility, expansion of weapon infrastructure


Senior official: Israel could face exchange of missile-based blows with Iran in coming month

The official added that the round of US-Iranian nuclear negotiations scheduled for Sunday was part of a coordinated US-Israeli deception aimed at lowering Iran’s guard ahead of Friday’s attack.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets seen ahead of Operation Rising Lion in Iran, June 13, 2025

Iran won’t stop enriching uranium: The bomb is just part of the plan - opinion

The United States and Israel must recognize that Iran will never voluntarily abandon its nuclear enrichment unless forced to do so.

 MEMBERS OF Iran’s delegation leave Oman’s Embassy in Rome, where the fifth round of US-Iran talks took place

Emerging nuclear agreement between US and Iran seems problematic, officials tell 'Post'

The US is not automatically adopting Israel’s position that the enrichment facilities must be dismantled.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

US, Iran conclude 'positive' first round of nuclear talks, to resume next week

US-Iran talks were focused on sanctions against the Islamic Republic and wars in the Middle East, according to an Omani source.

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Earthquake in Iran unlikely to have damaged Iranian nuclear centrifuges

The 'Post' learned that the earthquake was not caused by a nuclear test, seeing as the shocks were too close to a deep fault.

 Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 8, 2008.

Iran will respond to Trump letter after 'full scrutiny,' ministry spokesperson says

The Iranian spokesperson noted contradictory signals from the US, which was voicing readiness for talks while also applying new sanctions.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iranian students in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025.

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.