Nuclear Weapons

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Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters
It is the first time the president has addressed nuclear weapons, but he didn’t deny US could use ‘mother of all bombs’.
Published On 16 Oct 2026
NATO says will do ‘anything and everything’ if alliance is attacked
Published On 12 Oct 2026
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea
Published On 12 Oct 2026
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US sets new demands for Iran deal: What are they?
Published On 7 Oct 2026
US to send third aircraft carrier towards Iran: US official to Al Jazeera
Published On 2 Oct 2026
Russia’s Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscow
Published On 1 Oct 2026
Russia warns NATO of possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut off
Published On 30 Sep 2026
Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘friend’ and plays down N Korea’s nuclear arsenal
Published On 30 Sep 2026
Trump administration ‘must be changed’: Iran’s IRGC appeals to US voters
Published On 29 Sep 2026

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US-Iran talks in New York: What’s the latest?

Both sides remain interested in a diplomatic settlement but differ on how to achieve one.

Mike Waltz: US offered to sell Iran uranium for civilian programme

US ambassador says Iran refused to agree to an arrangement where uranium would be supplied by Washington.

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Qatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talks

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson tells Bloomberg that mediators are shuttling between Iran and US to revive talks.

Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctions

Move ends the Security Council’s watchdog panel on Iran sanctions.

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What are all the sanctions Iran is under?

Iran has faced a torrent of international sanctions since the 1979 revolution – here’s what’s in place right now.

US blocks Iran nuclear chief from attending key Vienna conference

Iran accuses US of pressuring Austria to revoke visa for Mohammad Eslami, calling it a violation of member state rights.

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Iranian official tells Al Jazeera IAEA ruling was imposed by US and Israel

Iranian official tells Al Jazeera an IAEA resolution on Tehran’s nuclear safeguards was ‘imposed’ by the US and Israel

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IAEA accuses Iran of ‘noncompliance’

Nuclear watchdog has gone more than a year without inspecting key sites; Iran says US attacks have made access unsafe.

IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council over nuclear ‘non-compliance’

The symbolic escalation has been initiated by the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’

Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang’s nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.

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