Nuclear Weapons

The U.S. and Iran are set to enter the next phase of the nuclear talks to achieve an agreement that would guarantee that the country does not have nuclear weapons or remain under the constraint of sanctions, according to Oman. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Trump’s special envoy…

President Trump responds to claim he blocked an Israeli strike on Iran, April 17, 2025. Photo: Screenshot from a YouTube video. Following a dramatic report claiming that Israel was poised to strike Iran next month before U.S. President Donald Trump intervened, Trump on Thursday partially confirmed the account, stressing that…

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program, while warning the Iranians they would be in “great danger” if the talks don’t succeed in persuading them to abandon their nuclear weapons program. The president, in comments to reporters after meeting with…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program, while warning the Iranians they would be in “great danger” if the talks don’t succeed in persuading them to abandon their nuclear weapons program. For its part, Tehran confirmed talks would…

RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff - Apr 02, 2025, 11:00 AM CDT The US House Foreign Affairs Committee discussed Iran's nuclear…

US House Panel Backs Tougher Iran Measures, But Divisions Persist Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran. (file photo) US lawmakers and experts at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing underscored a rare bipartisan consensus -- preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear…

A nuclear-capable Shaheen III surface-to-surface ballistic missile launches from an undisclosed location in Pakistan in 2015. Photo by Inter Services Public Relations/AFP via Getty Images/File Article content SURREY, B.C. — U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan’s military and…

Iranian ballistic missiles are displayed during the ceremony of joining the Armed Forces, in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2023. — Reuters Iran may be forced to develop nuclear weapons if it comes under attack by the United States or its allies, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…

People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. (Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who visited Israel on Monday, told Israeli media that preventing the Iranian regime from…