Nuclear

US Army to build nuclear microreactors on military bases, $2.2 billion awarded to five companies

So-called microreactors are tiny factory-built nuclear plants that developers say will be easily transported and generate up to 20 megawatts of power each.

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey on board a C-17 cargo plane that transported Valar Atomics' Ward nuclear microreactor from March Air Force Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, at Hill Air Force Base.
US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Strategy or physical withdrawal: What does Washington’s shift from airstrikes to sanctions signify?

Despite the apparent success of the US’s blockade and sanctions campaign, Iranian officials have repeatedly expressed that they would not falter in maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People walk by a billboard sponsored by the Coalition for Regional Security calling for the expansion of the Abraham Accords, in Ramat Gan, Israel June 26, 2025.

Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress but says Riyadh must recognize Israel

US President Donald Trump maintained that Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords for a deal to come through, a US administration official told Reuters.

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Bennett speaks at a B'Yachad campaign event in Tel Aviv, August 19, 2026.

Bennett: Israel must remove Qatari, Turkish influence from Gaza, replace with Egypt

"Artificial intelligence is the next arms race of superpowers, and despite the current government's lag in the last four years, we will not let Israel fall behind," Bennett also said.

|ByJAMES GENN

IAEA confirms entrances to Iran's Natanz enrichment plant were bombed

There is no expected radiological consequence from the fallout of the strike on Natanz, the IAEA stated.

MARCH 3, 2026ByREUTERS
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi gives a press statement in Vienna, March 2, 2026; illustrative.

Damage to Iran's nuclear facilities unclear from IAEA, Iran, Israel, US statements

The US may have struck Isfahan, where IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said Iran's 60% enriched uranium may be stored.

MARCH 2, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran; Illustrative

Trump 'willing to use lethal force' against Iran, White House says

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt made her statements during the buildup to Trump's State of the Union address, scheduled for 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a remembreance ceremony in the East Room at the White House, February 23, 2026; illustrative.

A new nuclear era is taking shape and markets are repricing risk - opinion

As nuclear restraint collapses, a new arms race is erupting and it's reshaping global security and investment reality

FEBRUARY 19, 2026ByGUY NATAN
photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron

Russia says it's seeing unprecedented escalation of tensions between US and Iran

Lavrov warns that any new US strike on Iran could have serious consequences, urging restraint and diplomacy amid rising tensions and ongoing talks to resolve the nuclear standoff.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference in Moscow, February 6, 2026; illustrative.

Khamenei's threat: Iran can hit US Navy so hard it 'cannot get up again'

Iran’s supreme leader threatened US military power, rejected limits on Iran’s missile program, and criticized Washington after US aircraft carriers were sent to the region.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Iran says 'understanding' reached with US as Geneva nuclear talks conclude amid threat of war

In a Fox News interview, US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration "would like to resolve this through a conversation and a diplomatic negotiation."

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, JAMES GENN, REUTERS, AMICHAI STEIN
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the day he addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

China expanding its secret nuclear-linked sites, satellite images show - NYT

Large characters above the entrance reportedly display a slogan associated with President Xi Jinping, “Stay true to the founding cause and always remember our mission,” visible in satellite imagery.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026BySHIR PERETS
A soldier stands guard as the air and missile defense group displays the HQ-22A missile defense systems during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.

Netanyahu after Trump meeting: US conditions for Iran must include nuclear weapons, MidEast proxies

He said that although he remains skeptical of any deal with Iran, Trump believes that the conditions for Tehran "may lead them to accept terms that would allow for a good deal."

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the press ahead of his departure from the US on February 12, 2026.

Could a nuclear Iran start an arms race?

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a televised message in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader.