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As experts studiously debate what the latest Israel-Iran fighting will lead to, including a possible Iranian collapse, one enduring but less understood reality goes mostly untreated: Iranians and Americans are more alike than they are different, and t…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has officially confirmed that two critical Iranian centrifuge production facilities—the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Center—were struck in recent Israeli airstrikes. Both sites had been under IAEA monitoring and verification as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear agreement designed to limit Iran’s
OPINION — As Israel launches one of the most expansive covert-kinetic operations in recent memory against Iranian nuclear infrastructure, a critical question returns: can airpower—supported by advanced ISR, precision-guided munitions, and even U.S. bu…
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – Given the state of damage Iran has suffered since Israel launched a devastating round of airstrikes targeting nuclear and military leaders last Thursday – and an increasing sense of urgency in Washington, experts are gauging t…
OPINION — In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched a series of airstrikes, codenamed Operation Rising Lion, targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, and senior civil-military leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya…
Amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7)—comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union—issued a joint statement at their summit in Canada, emphasising urgent calls for de-escalation and reaffirming their positions on regional security and nuclear proliferation.The G7 leaders
Following the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel, anxiety gripped scores of families in Jammu and Kashmir whose children were pursuing professional degrees, primarily MBBS, in various Iranian cities. The situation turned dire as reports of heavy bombing in Tehran surfaced, leaving students stranded and their families desperate for information and assistance.One such family, the
India has consolidated and expanded its nuclear advantage over Pakistan, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2025. As of January 2025, India’s nuclear arsenal is estimated at 180 warheads, up from 172 in 2024, while Pakistan’s stockpile remains at 170 warheads, unchanged from the previous year. This numerical lead is complemented by significant
China’s nuclear arsenal has reached a new milestone, climbing to at least 600 warheads as of early 2025, according to the latest annual assessment by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This marks an increase of 100 warheads over the past year, underscoring a dramatic acceleration in China’s nuclear weapons development—currently the fastest among all nuclear-armed
The world is entering a perilous new phase of nuclear competition, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2025, which reveals that China has rapidly expanded its nuclear arsenal to at least 600 warheads—an increase of 100 warheads in both 2023 and 2024. This acceleration marks China as the fastest-growing nuclear power, outpacing all other nuclear-armed