When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.

The United States and Iran have clashed over Tehran’s nuclear program as a review of the treaty meant to prevent the spread of atomic weapons got underway at the United Nations.

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes such as energy, research, and medical uses. Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran is allowed to pursue civilian nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment, as long as those activities ...

By Daniel Trotta May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Americans’ financial struggles are not a factor in his decision-making as he seeks to negotiate an end to the Iran war,

The U.S. long pushed for both Iran and North Korea to quit their nuclear plans. After seeing Iran's leader get killed, North Korea's Kim Jong Un believes he made the right choice to stay the course.

U.S. allies in the Middle East continue to intercept hostile drone attacks from Iran, turning the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia more critical toward Tehran's regime.

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when analysts estimated that a U.S.-Israeli attack had pushed back the timeline to up to a ...

“They are weeks, a small number of weeks, away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium,” Wright said when asked about Iran's nuclear program by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Wednesday. “There’s still a weaponization process that happens after that, but they’re quite close.”