Tag: Weapons

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s military authorities say they are prepared to resume war with the United States if negotiations again fall through, emphasising that they have adapted and recovered.Washington has signalled that an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz may be imminent, and US President Donald Trump renewed his ...

US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the US would destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran fired at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spiralled with no clear off-ramp, threatening further global ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised European countries for selling weapons that are allegedly used against India, while asserting that New Delhi has never endangered Europe’s security. He also said the US had encouraged India to buy Russian oil after the Ukraine war to stabilise global energy markets Published ...

Three Indian sailors have been killed in strikes on at least three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week, as the United States doubles down on its naval blockade of Iranian ports.The Indian government on Wednesday summoned a senior US diplomat in New Delhi to demand an ...

Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been completely closed to all oil tankers and commercial ships in response to recent US strikes on the country, and stated any vessel ‌attempting to pass would be shot ⁠at.The strait is one of the world’s most important maritime routes, ...

Washington’s nuclear weapons budget rose by $12.4 billion in a single year, according to ICAN US spending on nuclear weapons surged by nearly a quarter in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to findings by an anti-nuclear watchdog.In a report released on Tuesday, the International Campaign to Abolish ...

Fighting between the United States and Iran has escalated once again, spreading beyond the Strait of Hormuz and drawing Gulf states into the confrontation, after a US Army helicopter crashed near one of the world’s most strategically important waterways on Tuesday.The Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down during ...

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says states spent an extra $16.8bn on their nuclear arsenals in 2025.Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026Global spending on nuclear weapons last year rose to an all-time high of $119bn, according to a report by nonproliferation advocates.The world’s nine nuclear-armed countries spent ...

The world’s nine nuclear-armed states are upgrading and expanding their arsenals, accelerating an arms race that is creating “new risks” amid rising global tensions, a new report has warned.Published on Monday, the study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said most of these countries deployed new nuclear-armed ...

Many countries are ramping up their military capabilities — and nuclear weapons are back on the agenda. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), all nine nuclear-armed countries modernized and expanded their arsenals in 2025. In addition to new nuclear weapons, additional delivery systems have been introduced ...