Khamenei’s calculus: Iran supreme leader faces a bitter choice on Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Khamenei’s calculus: Iran supreme leader faces a bitter choice on Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

In the shadowy corridors of Tehran’s power, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the end of July – widely believed to have been carried out by Israel – shattered a fragile equilibrium. The timing of this escalation in the longstanding conflict between Iran and Israel could not have…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees transfer of missile launchers to border | Weapons News

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees transfer of missile launchers to border | Weapons News

North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in neighbouring South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a ceremony to mark the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to military units at the border. State media KCNA shared images…

China halts nuclear arms talks with US over Taiwan support | Nuclear Weapons News

China halts nuclear arms talks with US over Taiwan support | Nuclear Weapons News

Beijing said the US’s weapons sales to Taiwan has ‘compromised the political atmosphere’ for continued talks on nuclear non-proliferation. China has suspended negotiations on nuclear non-proliferation and arms control with the United States in protest against Washington’s arms sales to the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The US called Beijing’s decision…

Watchdog warns reliance on nuclear weapons rising amid global tension | Nuclear Weapons News

Watchdog warns reliance on nuclear weapons rising amid global tension | Nuclear Weapons News

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says Russia and the US possess ‘almost 90 percent of all nuclear weapons’. The world’s nine nuclear-armed states have raised their reliance on nuclear weapons, a watchdog has said. A report released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday said the states…

Russia starts ‘tactical nuclear drills’ near Ukraine border | Nuclear Weapons News

Russia starts ‘tactical nuclear drills’ near Ukraine border | Nuclear Weapons News

‘First stage’ of exercises involves Iskander and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and is seen as a warning to Ukraine’s Western allies. Russia has begun the first stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, involving Iskander and Kinzhal missiles, in areas bordering Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that the…

North Korea conducts test on new ‘super-large warhead’: State media | Weapons News

North Korea conducts test on new ‘super-large warhead’: State media | Weapons News

Pyongyang says new warhead designed for cruise missiles, adding that a new anti-aircraft rocket was also tested. North Korea has conducted a test on a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media reports, adding that it also launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile. “The DPRK Missile…

Bombs and viruses: The shadowy history of Israel’s attacks on Iranian soil | Israel War on Gaza News

Bombs and viruses: The shadowy history of Israel’s attacks on Iranian soil | Israel War on Gaza News

EXPLAINER From cyberattacks and assassinations to drone strikes, Israel-linked plots have targeted Iran and its nuclear programme for years. Israel’s leaders have signalled that they are weighing their options on how to respond to Iran’s attack early Sunday morning, when Tehran targeted its archenemy with more than 300 missiles and…