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FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, February 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
May 23, 2026, 6:52 am
UN nuclear nonproliferation negotiations fail to yield agreement
Experts say though Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remains in force, it ‘keeps on becoming less and less anchored in reality’
By AFP
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
April 28, 2026, 5:12 am
Iran selected for a vice presidency post at UN’s nuclear non-proliferation confab
US envoy tells conference that Tehran’s selection is an ‘affront’ to the NPT, given that the Islamic Republic has ‘long demonstrated its contempt for non-proliferation commitments’
By David Brunnstrom
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 29, 2026. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 30, 2026, 8:47 pm
Trump says he expects deal ‘shortly’ with Iran, threatens to ‘blow up’ power plants if not
President confirms US negotiating with hardliner Ghalibaf, but insists ex-IRGC commander is part of ‘more reasonable regime’; Rubio: DC must be ready for ‘probability’ of talks failing
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
Illustrative: Domestically built Iranian missiles are displayed as part of a permanent exhibition in a recreational area of northern Tehran, Iran, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 26, 2026, 11:36 pm
Amid war, Iranian hardliners ramp up once-taboo calls to seek nuclear bomb
Killing of security chief Ali Larijani has made it more difficult for less hawkish figures to push back on IRGC hardliners’ support for building a bomb and bolting NPT, sources say
By Reuters
In this Aug. 21, 2010 file photo, an Iranian security officer directs media at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, with the reactor building seen in the background, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
August 30, 2025, 12:39 pm
European powers say Iran can avoid sanctions: Snapback ‘doesn’t mark end of diplomacy’
Iran accuses Europeans of bad faith, ‘blackmailing’ Tehran; Pezeshkian: Israel and US want to ‘divide, destroy Iran’; Iran’s parliament drafting plan to quit Non-Proliferation Treaty
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A billboard bearing a painting of a missile falling on Israel with a Farsi slogan reading 'The missile has fallen amidst the demons,' July 16, 2025. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
July 23, 2025, 11:02 pm
Iran says it may leave Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if sanctions reimposed
Tehran’s deputy FM warns that if Europe triggers ‘snapback’ measures, Iran will not show further restraint, urging the US to ‘come with honesty to the table’ and resume talks
By Farnoush Amiri
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks to Mossad chief David Barnea on a visit to the Mossad headquarters, on July 2, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
July 3, 2025, 5:43 pm
Israel inflicted ‘significant damage’ on Iran during 12-day war, Mossad chief says
David Barnea says Israel must keep up operations against Tehran; Iranian FM says Islamic Republic still committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty as it cuts ties with IAEA
By Lazar Berman, Stav Levaton, Reuters and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of five men, whose names were not immediately available, killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral in the city of Khorramabad, Iran, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Aziz Babanezhad/Tasnim News Agency)
June 17, 2025, 2:51 pm
How Iran could further retaliate for Israel’s offensive
Tehran might block the Strait of Hormuz, leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or recruit its proxies for terror attacks abroad — but such actions would also risk US anger
By AP
Iranian top officials attend a memorial at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and several officials, who were killed in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest last year. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 16, 2025, 4:31 pm
Iran says parliament preparing bill to leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Tehran suggests UN nuclear watchdog ‘prepared the ground’ for Israel’s offensive by finding it noncompliant with nuclear safeguard obligations
By Reuters and ToI Staff
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday Feb. 17, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
May 8, 2025, 11:44 pm
Why are the US and Saudi Arabia discussing a civil nuclear deal?
A nuclear power industry in the kingdom could yield commercial and strategic gains, yet raise risk of weapons proliferation; Israel normalization now seems out of the picture
By Reuters
The UN flag flies at half staff outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on November 13, 2023, in memory of those killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
November 14, 2023, 12:16 pm
At UN nuclear conference, China, Iran, Oman decry Israeli minister’s comment on Gaza
Beijing says Amichai Eliyahu’s suggestion Israel could nuke Strip was ‘extremely irresponsible and disturbing,’ as nations gather for fourth confab aimed at nuclear-free Mideast
By Edith M. Lederer
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP
December 8, 2022, 10:38 am
Washington slams ‘loose talk’ on nuclear weapons after Putin musings
State Department spokesman blasts ‘dangerous’ comments by Russian leader, who hinted at use of tactical nukes, told Kremlin ‘such a threat is rising’
By AFP
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations in New York City on August 1, 2022. (Ed Jones/AFP)
August 28, 2022, 11:22 pm
US calls out Russia’s ‘cynical obstruction’ of UN nuclear treaty review
Moscow blocks joint declaration after quinquennial summit due to ‘political’ language in text Washington says relates to safety concerns over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
By AFP
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, and Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen, center, are seen during the 2022 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, in the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, August 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
August 27, 2022, 7:25 pm
Russia blocks adoption at UN of nuclear disarmament text
Moscow denounces ‘political’ aspects of the document
By AFP
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during a meeting with Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Non-Nuclear Weapons States Parties in the United Nations General Assembly, August 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
August 1, 2022, 10:29 pm
US, allies slam Russia for ‘dangerous’ nuclear comments ahead of UN talks
In response, Putin says nukes should ‘never be unleashed’ since there would be ‘no winners’ in such war
By AFP
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