Nuclear program

Iran war will end when regime 'falls' or 'ends its nuclear program,' Netanyahu says

The prime minister added that he does "intend to come to New York" despite comments by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying he would not be welcome in the city.

|ByAARON GLICK
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Israeli officials warn US-Saudi deal could lead to nuclear weapons, discourage Israel normalization

Critics are concerned that the deal, through which US companies would help Saudi Arabia build civilian nuclear energy plants, could allow Saudi Arabia to eventually develop nuclear weapons.

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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.

US says it reached nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia, amid concerns about safeguards

The Trump administration submitted a Saudi nuclear pact to Congress within days, despite concerns over missing safeguards, Reuters reported.

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Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Renewed US blockade on Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz closer pushes region closer to open war

Initially, the US undertook limited targeted counterstrikes at Iranian assets around Hormuz to convince Iran to back down.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iran can produce fissile material for nuclear bomb within 2 weeks - US

Report: Iran not pursuing a weapons program at this time, has the capacity to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb in less than two weeks.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

US and Israel policy aligned regarding Saudi nuclear plans - Dermer

“A civil nuclear program is one thing, a military nuclear program is the other," said

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives to a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023

Gallant: Israel must widen Arab alliances but maintain military superiority

Gallant passed on a document put together by a variety of top expert officials within the defense establishment to clarify details of what kind of nuclear program the US might offer the Saudis.

AUGUST 30, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Yoav Gallant. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)