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Iran Israel War Updates: The United States warned on Saturday it was “more than capable” of resuming its war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons. US President Donald Trump looks on…

Home / World AFP teams in Washington, Tehran, Beirut, Jerusalem AFP · 31 May, 2026 07:09 AM 4 mins to read Donald Trump claims Iran has guaranteed no nuclear weapons development. Photo / Getty Images Donald Trump claims Iran has guaranteed no nuclear weapons development. Photo / Getty Images US…

The dangers of AI eclipsed those of nuclear weapons at a defence forum discussion on strategic stability in Singapore, as panelists warned it could reduce reaction times to the point where people make rash decisions. Collapsing the so-called "OODA loop" - an acronym for observe, orient, decide and act -…

US President Donald Trump said Iran had provided guarantees that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as he asserted Washington was nearing a "very good deal" to end the three-month-old war with Tehran. Trump's comments, made in a Fox News interview broadcast on May 30, came amid reports that US…

Oil drilling rigs Oil prices declined on Friday, recording steep weekly and monthly losses amid growing investor optimism that the conflict in the Middle East may be nearing an end and that the Strait of Hormuz could soon reopen. Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth…

The United States warned on Saturday it was “more than capable” of resuming war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines. Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images The US warned it is “more than capable” of resuming war with Iran, as President Trump insists…

The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming its war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons. The White House had signaled Trump was close to a…

The Trump administration’s plan to offer plutonium from dismantled Cold War–era nuclear weapons to private energy companies is drawing criticism from experts who say it makes little economic sense and presents a national security threat. There are currently no operational nuclear reactors in the country that are built to use…

Hundreds of diplomats from almost every country just met for four weeks at United Nations headquarters in New York to review the most comprehensive nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the world. And they agreed to absolutely nothing. After thousands of interventions, working papers, statements, national reports, side events, preparatory conferences, closed-door…

US President Donald Trump said he has postponed a planned military strike on Iran after requests from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. | Photo Credit: Jonathan Ernst US President Donald Trump has said he was holding up fresh strikes at Iran at the request of Qatar,…