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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un smile together in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Photo via AP, File)

Beware a nuclear North Korea aligned with China, Russia

By Joseph R. DeTrani

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong-un, center, visits to observe the test launches of missiles at an undisclosed place in North Korea Sunday, April 12, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi is interviewed at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

North Korea ‘rapidly’ advances nuclear arms beyond ‘few dozen’ warheads, says U.N. atomic head

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

FILE - This satellite image provided by Vantor shows the Natanz nuclear complex in Iran on March 7, 2026, with no new damage seen at the facility or the tunnels. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP, file)

Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

A view of Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran, on April 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian) **FILE**

U.N. nuclear watchdog spots damage at entrance to Iranian nuke plant

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

U.N. nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment

Associated Press

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi, left, hold a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Iran meets U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of U.S. talks

By Jamey Keaten and Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

The national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

IAEA must declare stance on U.S., Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities, Iranian nuclear chief says

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

Iran says International Atomic Energy Agency has no standard to inspect its damaged nuclear sites

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian soldier stands against the background of a shelter above the sarcophagus covering the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) **FILE**

U.N. nuclear agency returns to Chernobyl to check damage from recent Russian drone attack

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

Iran rejects U.N. atomic agency’s resolution and threatens more reprisal actions

Associated Press

The national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

U.N. atomic agency board urges Iran to provide full information about its nuclear stockpile

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

U.N. watchdog hasn’t been able to verify Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons grade uranium in months

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

U.N. inspectors stopped from verifying Iran’s uranium stockpile since June

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

This photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Iran’s enriched uranium still under rubble from air attacks

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, on May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/File)

Zelenskyy and U.N. atomic agency head warn of heightened risk at huge Ukrainian nuclear plant

By Illia Novikov - Associated Press

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE*

Europeans say Iran has yet to take necessary actions to stop the ‘snapback’ of U.N. sanctions

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE*

Iran agrees to resume nuclear inspections in bid to avoid sanctions

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, U.N. agency says

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during the annual Bled Strategic Forum gathering in Bled, Slovenia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

U.N. watchdog finds uranium traces at suspected Syrian former nuclear site

By Stephanie Liechtenstein and Abby Sewell - Associated Press