Nuclear
🇮🇷 With Trump set to return, IAEA’s Grossi is preparing a critical visit to Iran, aiming to address unresolved nuclear issues as Tehran edges closer to bomb-grade uranium enrichment. Iran’s stance and regional tensions may challenge diplomacy, with European leaders keen to revive talks.
🇷🇺 Putin stages massive nuclear response drill, launching missiles from land, sea and air amid critical phase in Ukraine war. Kremlin flexes military muscle as NATO confirms North Korean troops on Russian soil. Putin warns of “growing geopolitical tensions.”
🇷🇺 Putin warns West against helping Ukraine strike deep into Russia, signaling potential major escalation as Russian forces advance in Donetsk. Russia’s changed nuclear doctrine and NATO involvement could transform this regional conflict into a global showdown.
🇮🇱 Israeli airstrikes demolish Iran’s critical missile production facilities and former nuclear weapons test site near Tehran, destroying hard-to-replace equipment and crippling Iran’s ability to mass-produce missiles for future attacks.
🇧🇾 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warns that deploying foreign troops in the Ukraine conflict would lead to escalation. In interviews, he dismissed claims of North Korean troops joining Russia and reaffirmed use of Russian nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus would require his consent.
🇺🇸 Microsoft backs $1.6B resurrection of Three Mile Island nuclear plant for AI data centers, paying double renewable rates for clean power. Once-silent cooling towers will roar again, but activists vow fierce resistance to the historic reboot.