DefenceTalkIran has arrested several suspected members of a spy network linked to arch foe Israel, foiling its attempt to sabotage a key underground nuclear facility, state media reported. The announcement comes as Iran is engaged in talks with major powers on reviving a landmark nuclear deal abandoned by the United States in 2018. Iran has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-foils-israel-linked-sabotage-plot-at-nuclear-plant-78411/

DefenceTalkIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will head to Moscow on Tuesday, the ministry said, days after negotiations on an Iran nuclear deal stalled amid new Russian demands. “Russia has made its official demands loud and clear, and this needs to be discussed among all parties to the 2015 agreement, like all the demands that have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/irans-fm-to-hold-talks-on-nuclear-deal-in-moscow-78398/

DefenceTalkEuropean countries have seen stocks of iodine fly off the shelves due to fears it may be needed to counter the risks of thyroid cancer if Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causes a nuclear incident. France said it would send 2.5 million doses of the chemical compound to Ukraine after Russian forces there seized the defunct […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-people-rush-for-iodine-tablets-over-nuclear-cancer-risk-78332/

DefenceTalkIran said Monday it was awaiting “details” on Russia’s demands for US guarantees that could potentially delay reaching an agreement in talks aiming to restore Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow wants written guarantees from Washington that Western sanctions imposed on it over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-seeks-details-of-russian-demands-on-nuclear-deal-78313/

DefenceTalkThe UN human rights chief on Thursday slammed Russia’s attack on Ukraine, warning of a “massive impact” on the rights of millions and cautioning that heightened nuclear threat levels showed all of humanity was at risk. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet warned that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched […]https://www.defencetalk.com/all-of-humanity-at-risk-from-nuclear-threat-over-ukraine-un-78251/

DefenceTalkGermany’s Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that a new Iran nuclear agreement “cannot be postponed any longer”, during his first visit as chancellor to Israel, which staunchly opposes efforts to forge a deal with Tehran. Scholz’s visit, which included a ceremony at Jerusalem’s Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, comes amid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/in-israel-germanys-scholz-says-iran-deal-cannot-be-postponed-78221/

DefenceTalkUS officials on Monday called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilize his nuclear forces “dangerous” but said they had not seen any indication of any change in the country’s strategic threat. Officials also said that Russian troops in Ukraine continue to move ahead slowly, hampered by fuel supply issues, and downplayed reports that the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-studying-putin-nuclear-order-78179/

DefenceTalkThe EU warned Monday that Belarus could start hosting Russian nuclear weapons after a “very dangerous” decision at a referendum to drop the country’s non-nuclear status. “We know what does it mean for Belarus to be nuclear. It means that Russia will put nuclear weapons in Belarus and this is a very dangerous path,” EU […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-warns-belarus-opening-door-to-russian-nukes-after-vote-78169/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence chiefs to put the country’s nuclear “deterrence forces” on high alert Sunday and accused the West of taking “unfriendly” steps against his country. International tensions are already soaring over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Putin’s order will cause further alarm. Moscow has the world’s second-largest arsenal of nuclear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-orders-nuclear-forces-on-high-alert-78132/

DefenceTalkNegotiations to revive the Iran nuclear deal have entered a “critical” stage during which some key issues still need to be resolved, Tehran’s top diplomat said on Wednesday. The 2015 accord had offered Iran sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear programme, but the US unilaterally withdrew in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-nuclear-talks-at-critical-stage-78047/