Nuclear Weapons

AFP 3 Jun, 2026 11:21 PM Quick Read North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ignoring international pressure by announcing an increase in his country's nuclear arsenal. Photo / AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ignoring international pressure by announcing an increase in his country's nuclear arsenal. Photo…

US President Donald Trump (Photo: White House) US President Donald Trump has signaled openness to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, claiming that Tehran has agreed to abandon its ambitions to acquire a nuclear weapon. In an interview with the New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast on Wednesday, Trump…

US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiat some point if things "work out". "They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon," Trump told "Pod Force One" in an interview…

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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…