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New satellite imagery indicates that Iran is rebuilding parts of its former nuclear weapons development site, known as Taleghan 2, within the Parchin military complex near Tehran. The facility was destroyed during an Israeli air strike on 25 October 2024, but construction resumed in mid-May 2025, months after the June 12-Day War.According to imagery analysed…
The landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal officially came to an end on Saturday, marking the expiration of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the agreement. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed that “with the end of Resolution 2231 on October 18, its provisions have officially terminated,” signalling what Tehran described as the final…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday ridiculed US President Donald Trump’s claims that Washington destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities, dismissing the assertion as delusional and branding Trump’s Gaza peace efforts as “empty talk and Zionist bravado.”In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Khamenei struck a defiant tone against the United States and…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Monday warned that India cannot tolerate even the threat of a nuclear attack, recalling Operation Sindoor, which he said proved that Pakistan’s assumptions about its nuclear capability were wrong.“The country cannot tolerate even the threat of a nuclear attack. Pakistan thought it could do…
(CDS) General Anil Chauhan NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff (CDS) general Anil Chauhan on Tuesday shed light on the need for India to be prepared against bio-threats and radiological contamination from nuclear weapons in the future.Speaking at the Scientific Session on the 100th Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service (MNS) at the Manekshaw…
A wide range of UN sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program, previously lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, were reimposed late Saturday after Britain, France, and Germany triggered the agreement’s “snapback” mechanism, accusing Tehran of failing to meet its commitments.The sanctions, which directly target Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, come at a tense moment following…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) The United Nations has reimposed wide-ranging sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, further tightening the squeeze on the Islamic Republic as it grapples with soaring food prices, currency collapse and fears of renewed conflict with Israel and the United States.According to news agency Associated Press (AP), the sanctions—revived through…
NEW DELHI: Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday said that Moscow will adhere to the nuclear warhead agreement with US for one more year as it sets to expire in February next year.Putin, in a televised meeting, said that the termination of the 2010 New START would have negative consequences for global stability.“Russia is prepared…
PM Modi on Thursday will be laying the foundation stone for the Mahi-Banswara nuclear power project in Rajasthan. The project will mark the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) entry into India’s atomic energy sector.The Mahi-Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP) will feature four indigenously developed Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), each with a capacity of…
State-owned power major NTPC is planning to set up nuclear projects both through joint ventures and on a standalone basis, Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh has said.In a company document, Singh said NTPC is collaborating with nuclear technology providers as well as state governments to explore projects independently. “We are collaborating with various nuclear…
