Nuclear Attack
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After Trump, JD Vance issues warning to Iran: 'We still have tools we haven't used yet'
World | Apr 15, 2026, 12:10 PM ISTVance also stated that the US is still confident it can get Iran's response by 8 PM, referring to the deadline set by President Donald Trump.
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Iran to be nuked? UN diplomat quits after warning of possible nuclear weapon use
World | Mar 30, 2026, 11:34 PM ISTMohamad Safa was the main representative of Patriotic Vision at the UN. He has resigned from his position after warning that UN is preparing for the possible use of a nuclear weapon against Iran.
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Donald Trump mulls limited strike on Iran amid nuclear talks deadline
World | Feb 20, 2026, 11:46 PM ISTDonald Trump confirmed to reporters he's mulling a limited strike on Iran-"The most I can say is, I am considering it"-amid a massive naval buildup designed to coerce Tehran into nuclear curbs.
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Iran's Foreign Ministry says its nuclear installations 'badly damaged' by American strikes
World | Jun 25, 2025, 11:56 PM ISTIran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, refused to go into detail but conceded the strikes on Sunday by American B-2 bombers using bunker-buster bombs had been significant.
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Trump warns Iran of fresh US strikes if Tehran attempts to restart its nuclear programme
World | Jun 25, 2025, 04:02 PM ISTDonald Trump said the strikes over the weekend "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities.
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IAEA confirms craters at Iran's Fordo nuclear site: 'Very significant damage expected'
World | Jun 23, 2025, 03:36 PM ISTWhile no one, including the IAEA, is in a position to have fully assessed the underground damage at Fordo, Rafael Grossi said it is expected to be very significant.
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Trump dismisses US intel on Iran’s nuclear plans, considers joining Israeli strikes on Iranian sites
World | Jun 18, 2025, 07:55 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump dismissed an intelligence assessment by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Iran is not building nuclear weapons, saying he "doesn't care" and insisting Iran is "very close" to acquiring a bomb. Gabbard later said she and Trump were aligned in their views.
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India has more nuclear warheads than Pakistan, says report | Know how many weapons Pak, China have
World | Jun 16, 2025, 11:53 PM ISTThe Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) pegged the number of nuclear warheads in the Indian arsenal at 180 as of January 2025, compared to 172 a year earlier, while Pakistan is estimated to have 170 nuclear weapons, the same as last year.
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Iran claims Pakistan will respond with nuclear strike if Israel targets Tehran, Islamabad refutes
World | Jun 16, 2025, 12:24 PM ISTA senior Iranian official has claimed that Pakistan would launch a nuclear strike on Israel if the latter uses nuclear weapons against Tehran — a claim Pakistan has firmly denied. The statement, made by IRGC commander General Mohsen Rezaei, comes amid heightened Israel-Iran tensions.
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India will not give in to 'nuclear blackmail' from Pakistan, to deal with it bilaterally: Jaishankar
World | May 24, 2025, 07:14 AM ISTEAM Dr S Jaishankar said that the German government had conveyed its understanding that every country had the right to defend itself against terrorism.
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Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's new song from Pakistan sparks meme frenzy, netizens say 'worse than attack'
Trending | May 16, 2025, 01:39 PM ISTChahat Fateh Ali Khan's new song titled Meray Watan Meray Chaman sparks a meme frenzy! Netizens roast Pakistan's latest patriotic song, calling it 'worse than a nuclear attack.' Watch the viral video and reactions.
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'Nuke not on cards': Pakistan backtracks after calling National Command Authority meeting
World | May 10, 2025, 04:01 PM ISTIndia on Saturday said it has effectively blunted Pakistan's provocative action of employing multiple threats along the western border using drones, long-range weapons, and fighter jets, targeting civilian areas and military infrastructure, as the conflict between the two neighbours widened further.
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OPINION | Why Pakistan's nuclear threat is hollow
India | Apr 29, 2025, 03:26 PM ISTDuring the Kargil conflict, the then Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Shamshad Ahmed had once said his country would use any weapon in its arsenal to defend the borders.
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What is RS-26 Rubezh, with a range of 5,700 kms, and can Russians launch this ICBM?
World | Nov 21, 2024, 04:51 PM ISTA Russian intercontinental ballistic missile that Ukraine says was fired at the city of Dnipro on Thursday was an RS-26 Rubezh, Ukraine's Ukrainska Pravda media outlet reported, citing anonymous sources.
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Putin's BIG decision on nuclear weapons: 5 scenarios when Russia can use nuke against Ukraine | READ
World | Nov 19, 2024, 04:16 PM ISTThe signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, reflects Putin’s readiness to threaten the use of the country’s nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine.
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Nobel Peace Prize 2024: Why Japan nuclear bombs survivors chosen for eminent award | 10 POINTS
World | Oct 11, 2024, 04:35 PM ISTThe Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.
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US urged Russia not to use nuclear, Trump had 'secret' calls with Putin: Woodward's explosive claims
World | Oct 09, 2024, 07:25 AM ISTBiden also reached out to Putin directly in a message, warning of the “catastrophic consequences” if Russia used nuclear weapons, According to Woodward's account.
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'Russia could reduce decision time for use of nuclear weapons if...': Defence committee chairman
World | Jun 24, 2024, 02:26 PM ISTOn Sunday, Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Russian lower house of parliament's defence committee, stated to state news agency RIA that the decision-making timeframe for using such weapons could be altered if threats escalate.
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Russia to hold nuclear weapon drills in response to 'provocative statements' by Western officials
World | May 06, 2024, 03:25 PM ISTRussia's tactical nuclear weapon drills are a response to statements from the West about sending troops to Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday.
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'Putin didn't threaten to use nuclear weapons, US took his statement out of context': Kremlin
World | Mar 14, 2024, 05:28 PM ISTCommenting on Putin's words, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Washington understood that the Russian leader was restating Moscow's nuclear doctrine, but accused Russia of deploying "reckless and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric throughout the Ukraine conflict.