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Iran diplomat claims ‘we are ready to discuss’ nuclear program if US is prepared to ease sanctions
WASHINGTON — Iran is prepared to “discuss” its nuclear program if the US is ready to lift some of its crippling sanctions on the regime in exchange, the country’s deputy...
Rubio meets Orbán in Budapest as US and Hungary plan to sign civilian nuclear pact
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government during which they plan to sign a civilian-nuclear cooperation agreement...
US accuses China of secret nuke testing as it calls for broader arms control deal
The US accused China Wednesday of conducting at least secret nuclear tests as Washington continued its push for a new arms control treaty that would include Beijing in addition...
US and Iran to seek de-escalation in nuclear talks in Oman, official says
The US and Iran are due to hold talks in Oman on Friday after Tehran requested a change of venue to limit negotiations to its nuclear program, a regional official said, with a build-up of US forces in the Middle East...
Islamic Republic builds roofs over damaged nuclear sites to block inspectors from monitoring activity, experts say
The Islamic Republic appears to be gauging its nuclear capabilities decimated in the 12-day war with Israel in June, as satellite images have picked up activity at two key...
North Korea fires ballistic missile
North Korea fired fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Friday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Relations between the two Koreas remain tense, and...
Russia’s new ‘invincible’ nuclear missile is ready to be deployed, Putin claims
Moscow carried out a successful test of its new “invincible” nuclear-capable cruise missile, with the Kremlin now working to deploy the doomsday weapon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on...
Trump ‘open’ to meeting with Kim Jong Un during Asia trip, calls North Korea ‘sort of a nuclear power’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) while he is in South Korea during his...
US agency that runs nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile to furlough 80% of staff due to government shutdown
The agency that maintains America’s nuclear weapons stockpile is reportedly preparing to furlough about 80% of its workforce — highlighting the widening impact of the government shutdown as it...
Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks
Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the US if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state...
Trump says Iran has not agreed to inspections, give up enrichment
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had not agreed to inspections of its nuclear program or to give up enriching uranium. He told reporters aboard Air Force One that he believed Tehran’s nuclear program had been set back permanently...
Trump insists he’s not speaking to Iran, has offered them nothing: We ‘totally OBLITERATED their nuclear facilities’
President Trump insisted Monday he wasn’t speaking to Iran and has offered them “nothing” — as he doubled down that the US strikes “totally obliterated” Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Trump...