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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on during a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, September 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)
September 23, 2025, 10:00 am
Iran, European powers hold last-ditch talks on averting restored nuclear sanctions
But officials say chances are slim that agreement will be reached before punishing measures go into effect, as Tehran vows to ‘continue our path’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Then the Republican nominee running for a second nonconsecutive term, Donald Trump speaks with Tucker Carlson during a Tucker Carlson Live Tour show at Desert Diamond Arena, October 31, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 18, 2025, 3:45 pm
As US appears increasingly likely to enter Iran conflict, tensions roil MAGA movement
Strong isolationist faction within the Republican party vocally opposes entering fight against Iranian nuclear threat; Vance indicates it can still fit with America First approach
By Ami Eden
This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Russian Mobile launchers of Iskander short-range nuclear-capable missiles during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
November 20, 2024, 1:11 am
What Russia’s revised nuclear policy means, and how it could play out in Ukraine
Kremlin’s new guidelines, which would allow nuclear retaliation for conventional attacks including on neighboring Belarus, are revealed as Ukraine begins to strike inside Russia
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during an interview with Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group in Moscow, Russia, March 12, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
March 13, 2024, 11:59 am
Putin tells West he is ready to use nukes, but doesn’t think they will be needed
In latest bellicose statement ahead of Russian election, president notes his US counterpart Biden understands the risks of escalation
By Agencies
Science educator Bill Nye, looks at his watch next to the 'Doomsday Clock,' shortly before the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces the latest decision on the 'Doomsday Clock' minute hand, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at the National Press Club Broadcast Center, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
January 23, 2024, 8:42 pm
Gaza war among fears as ‘Doomsday Clock’ stays close to midnight
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warns Israel’s conflict with Hamas could escalate to encompass ‘more nuclear powers or near-nuclear powers’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP)
September 27, 2023, 8:23 am
Tehran accuses Netanyahu of threatening to nuke Iran in his UN speech
PM said Iran must face ‘credible nuclear threat,’ with his office quickly clarifying he misspoke; Iran UN envoy ignores this, condemns ‘alarming’ remark, warns of decisive response
By Michael Bachner
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 7, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 8, 2022, 11:15 am
Putin says Moscow won’t deploy nukes first, warns of ‘lengthy’ conflict in Ukraine
‘We have not gone crazy, we are aware of what nuclear weapons are,’ Russian president says at a meeting of his human rights council
By AFP
President Joe Biden speaks about Social Security, Medicare, and prescription drug costs, November 1, 2022, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 2, 2022, 7:19 pm
US says it’s growing ‘increasingly concerned’ over Russia’s nuclear threats
Washington has been warning Moscow for weeks over public comments from top Russian officials that they could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
By AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi greet each other during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2022. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
November 1, 2022, 12:09 pm
UN nuclear watchdog begins probe of Russia’s dirty bomb claim
Moscow has made unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine is preparing to use an explosive laced with radioactive materials
By ANDREW MELDRUM
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 13, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
October 13, 2022, 10:07 pm
NATO warns Putin not to cross ‘very important line’ of using nuclear weapons
After Russian threats to utilize such weapons against Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says ‘irresponsible and reckless rhetoric is dangerous’
By LORNE COOK
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, right, speaks with Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles at NATO headquarters in Brussels, October 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
October 13, 2022, 5:53 pm
EU warns Russian army will be ‘annihilated’ if Putin uses nuclear weapon on Ukraine
Josep Borrell suggests Putin ‘cannot afford bluffing’ and says those backing Ukraine — including NATO and the US — ‘are not bluffing neither’
By AFP
This photo provided on October 10, 2022, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, as taken sometime between September 25 and October 9. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
October 10, 2022, 12:26 pm
North Korea: Missile tests were simulated nuke launches to ‘hit and wipe out’ enemy
Calling recent naval drills between US and South Korea a threat, Pyongyang says it staged ‘the simulation of an actual war’ to check and improve its deterrence
By Hyung-Jin Kim
This undated file photo provided Sept. 19, 2017, by Russian Defense Ministry official web site shows a Russian Iskander-K missile launched during a military exercise at a training ground at the Luzhsky Range, near St. Petersburg, Russia (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP/File)
October 1, 2022, 8:11 am
US would know if Russia preparing nuclear strike on Ukraine, experts say
Analysts say preparations would be visible, and they are ‘quite certain’ there are no hidden facilities; likely Moscow would want West to see what it is doing as a warning
By Paul Handley
United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during high level Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, September 22, 2022 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
September 22, 2022, 7:20 pm
Blinken: UN Security Council must tell Russia to halt ‘reckless’ nuclear threats
US secretary of state urges countries to speak out against alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine at charged council session
By Matthew Lee and Jennifer Peltz
A Russian serviceman patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Energodar, Ukraine. The photo was taken during a media trip led by the Russian military, May 1, 2022. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP)
August 15, 2022, 1:53 am
Risks to Ukraine nuclear plant increase ‘every day,’ says mayor
Strikes on Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces since March, raise fears of nuclear catastrophe
By AFP
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