• IAEA Chief To Visit Iran, Says Iran’s Nuclear Chief

    The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring is in place and UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi will soon visit Iran.

  • Iran's Nuclear Activity 'Raises Eyebrows'

    The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Monday that Iran's recent nuclear activity "raises eyebrows," adding that Tehran could produce a nuclear bomb within weeks.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Mariano Grossi made the comments during an interview with German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) in which he discussed Iran's enriched uranium levels.The IAEA previously said in a December report that Iran had tripled its uranium enrichment level to 60 percent....

  • Iran Threatens to Review Nuclear Doctrine

    (JNS) – The Isalmic Republic on Thursday threatened to reconsider its official nuclear doctrine amid Israeli threats to retaliate against the Islamic Republic for its unprecedented direct missile and drone attack on the Jewish state. “A review of our nuclear doctrine and politics as well as considerations previously communicated is entirely possible,” said Maj. Gen. […]

  • Kazakhstan shines spotlight on nuclear-powered future

    As the world's largest producer of uranium gears up for a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, national policymakers and stakeholders have shared Kazakhstan's vision for a civilian nuclear programme at the World Nuclear Spotlight Kazakhstan event in Almaty.

  • Iran threatens to hit Israel's nuclear sites in counterattack

    Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared on Friday a state of "maximum alert" in all of its bases and camps across the country, Sabereen News reported on Friday.IRGC Brigadier General

  • Report: Israel Strikes Iran Near Nuclear Sites

    Reports emerged early Friday morning local time that Israel had attacked several Iranian sites -- including targets near the suspected locations of Iran's nuclear facilities.

  • Iran hints it could develop nuclear weapons if Israel attacks

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that it would attack Israel’s nuclear sites and may pursue a nuclear weapon if the country strikes at Iran’s nuclear facilities.

  • Albany's budget deal locks in an uglier future for New York

    Gov. Kathy Hochul's modest wins in this year's state budget negotiations at best only slow New York's decline, with no hint of the radical reforms needed to slow the exodus of people and jobs.

  • Iran and Israel's attacks, explained: Allies, leaders, nuclear capabilities and more

    Tensions between Israel and Iran have reached an unprecedented high in recent days. Last Saturday, Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones on Israel in response to an Israeli airstrike earlier this month that killed several Iranian military officers. Israel responded Friday with a targeted operation in Iran that was limited in scope, a source familiar with the matter said. As a conflict that could further destabilize the Middle East unfolds, here's what to know. Follow live updates after...

  • In this shadow war between Iran and Israel, the outline of a different future is visible

    Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadershipWhen it comes to the Middle East, it’s the pessimists who look smartest. Predict the worst and you’ll rarely be proved wrong. If you are, it’s usually because your forecast was insufficiently bleak.So put on your gloom-tinted spectacles and assess the events of the last week. You’ll see the dawn of a grim new era, in which the region’s two strongest powers,...

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    ‘It’s a very big deal’: Petraeus on the significance of Iran’s attack

    Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus talks to CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union about the significance Iran’s attack on Israel will have in the region.

  • To destroy Iran's nuclear threat, Israel should attack its missile launch sites

    Israel 's Prime Minister ­ Benjamin Netanyahu may feel he faces an impossible dilemma following the successful neutralisation of Iran 's missile and drone onslaught over the weekend.