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The conditions that make a comprehensive settlement most necessary are the same ones that make it least attainable.
The U.S. president acted once the 60-day negotiating window that the United States and Iran set for reaching a nuclear deal ended in August.
The U.S. president offered conflicting messages for his decision but he may have been trying to signal interest in renewed diplomacy with North Korea.
Testifying to Congress, the officials said an ongoing review of U.S. nuclear forces will recommend additional limited options for nuclear warfighting below the strategic level.
Observable changes “do not call into question present weapons performance,” the JASON group of scientists reported.
His announcement that the deal is contingent upon the kingdom’s recognition of Israel throws the deal’s future into doubt.
In two new directives, the administration claims to seek accelerated adoption of advanced AI models by the national security establishment but also incorporates new restraints.
Iran and the United States announced a memorandum of understanding to end their war and begin new talks on a nuclear agreement, but negotiators face significant obstacles to a final deal.
The new rules would impose a regulatory framework for autonomous weapons and military artificial intelligence that emphasizes human judgment and ultimate human responsibility, while also endorsing the Pentagon’s embrace of the technology.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the six-month review of U.S. basing and force posture in Europe was aimed at preparing for “NATO 3.0.”
Under the unprecedented program, participating companies would receive weapons-grade plutonium recycled from U.S. nuclear weapons for use in nuclear power plants.
Defense policy committees in both houses of Congress have proposed expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal in their respective drafts of the key annual defense policy bill.
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has proven to be a disaster that has failed to advance U.S. strategic goals, including nonproliferation objectives, and inflicted widespread humanitarian consequences on untold millions of people in Iran, its region, and beyond.
The June 2026 Islamabad memorandum of understanding to halt the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is a flawed but welcome development. This interim agreement aims to halt a misbegotten conflict that has killed thousands of people, disrupted the global economy, and failed to address the proliferation risk posed by Iran’s nuclear program, which cannot be bombed away.