NUCLEAR DEAL

Masoud Pezeshkian's victory in Iran's presidential elections has brought hope for easing tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, defeating ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili with support from former president Hassan Rouhani. Despite not being the prima...

Iranians elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the next president after Ebrahim Raisi's death, winning over 54% of votes with promises of improved relations with the West and reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Pezeshkian aims to ease internet restrict...

Iran's newly elected president, moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, aims to ease social restrictions and adopt a pragmatic foreign policy. Pezeshkian, who defeated hardliner Saeed Jalili, is seen as a hopeful figure for peaceful nuclear negotiations and soc...

North Korea successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media said Tuesday, with analysts suggesting the weapon could be nuclear-capable. Pyongyang's state media claimed it had successfully l...

North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles on Monday, following a vow of "offensive and overwhelming" responses to recent US-South Korea-Japan military drills. The missiles were launched from Jangyon, with the first traveling 600 km and the secon...

Iranians voted for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader. The election coincides with escalating regional tension due to wa...

Putin was referring to missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometres (300-3,400 miles) that were banned under the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Washington withdrew from the deal in 2019, citing Russia's failure to c...

Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, 69, hopes for a breakthrough win against a divided conservative camp.

The United States announced sanctions on Thursday against shipping companies for transporting Iranian oil. The action was taken in response to Iran’s nuclear program actions, just before the presidential elections in Iran.

In the waning moments of Iran's final televised presidential debate, one of the top candidates to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi invoked the name of the one person who perhaps has done more than anyone to change the trajectory of...

The Chinese representatives offered reassurances after their U.S. interlocutors raised concerns that China might use, or threaten to use, nuclear weapons if it faced defeat in a conflict over Taiwan. Beijing views the democratically governed island ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement pledging mutual aid against "aggression," signaling stronger ties amid their standoffs with the West. The summit marked Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24...

South Korea condemns Russia and North Korea's mutual defense agreement, reconsidering support to Ukraine. North Korea and Russia vow military assistance in case of war, causing concern. Seoul warns of negative consequences on relations with Moscow.

The new agreement between Russia and North Korea, as reported by North Korean state media, requires the countries to provide immediate military assistance to each other in the event of war. This agreement marks a significant upgrade in their relatio...

Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24 years comes amid growing concerns over an arms arrangement in which the country provides Moscow with badly needed munitions for its war in Ukraine in exchange for economic assistance and technology transfers ...

France, Germany, and Britain criticised Iran's recent nuclear actions. The United Nations atomic watchdog reporting an expansion of Iran's nuclear capacities, undermining the 2015 nuclear deal. The three countries expressed concern over Iran's incre...

Russia and India are set to expand cooperation in atomic energy. There are plans to construct high-capacity nuclear power units at a new site in India. Department of Atomic Energy secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty and Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporat...

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, considered a hard-liner and a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous northwestern region, Iranian media reported. Raisi, who previously ran Iran's judiciary and faced U....

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, key for U.S.-Saudi relations and Israeli-Saudi reconciliation under Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954.