United States President Donald Trump asked the United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to hand over Diego Garcia to Mauritius amid a possibility of military confrontation between Washington and Tehran over a nuclear deal.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday (local time) said that diplomacy is the first option for US President Donald Trump before considering military action against Iran regarding the nuclear deal.
Christopher Yeaw, US Assistant Secretary for arms control and non-proliferation at the State Department, said, "If adversaries conduct nuclear tests but the US does not, America is putting itself at an intolerable disadvantage. The Trump administration will seek to level the playing field."
In a post on X, citing a report by The Washington Post, Tewari questioned whether China carried out a nuclear test on June 22, 2020, just a week after the Galwan Valley clash, at a time when the world was grappling with the devastating impact of COVID-19.
Iran would return in the next two weeks with detailed proposals to address the gaps, a United States official said following high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the US as indirect nuclear talks with Washington resumed in Geneva. He challenged American military claims, while President Donald Trump stressed the "consequences" of failing to reach a deal. The negotiations follow earlier tensions, including US strikes and
US President Donald Trump warned of consequences if Iran fails to reach a deal ahead of Geneva talks. He credited recent US B-2 strikes on Iranian nuclear sites for pushing Tehran back to diplomacy, expressed hope for more reasonable negotiations, and emphasised regional stability despite ac
The share markets in the country opened on a cautious note on Tuesday amid fresh tensions escalating between the United States and Iran, as the two nations began indirect nuclear talks in Geneva.
United States President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) asked Iran to be "reasonable" in the next round of talks over the nuclear deal, reminding Tehran of the June 2025 B-2 bomber attack.
Notably, Washington DC accused China of secretly conducting a "yield-producing nuclear test" in 2020. This is despite Beijing claiming a moratorium on such activities and being a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), even though it never ratified it.
The United States and Iran are expected to hold the next round of talks over the nuclear deal on Tuesday (local time) in Geneva, Switzerland, CNN reported.