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Monday, 12 October 2026
Nuclear
US energy secretary raises doubts over Iran nuclear deal as conflict drags on35dNorth Korea commissions nuclear-capable destroyer as Kim vows to build nuclear-armed navy35dTrump calls US-Iran conflict 'small potatoes' despite 18 American deaths and seven months of fighting[Updated]37dIAEA demands urgent access to Iranian nuclear sites amid proliferation fears40dIAEA confirms Syria secretly built nuclear reactor under al-Assad40dZaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power for over a week, relying on emergency diesel supplies43dSix months of war: Iran and the US fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz[Updated]43dSouth Korea, US and Japan to hold Freedom Edge drills near Jeju Island in September45dTrump scales back US-South Korea military drills, fuelling fears over alliance reliability47dSouth Korea reasserts denuclearization goal after its omission from US–South Korea diplomatic readout47dUS vows 'economic D-Day' against Iran as Tehran threatens Gulf oil disruption[Updated]47dTrump submits Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress amid Israel normalisation condition47dNorth Korea fires barrage of missiles despite Trump's overture to Kim Jong Un52dSouth Korea estimates North Korea has 80–120 nuclear warheads, well above Trump's figure53dTrump announces plans to meet Kim Jong-un, but North Korea casts doubt on secret talks[Updated]53dIndia's narrative push on 2025 conflict draws international scepticism54dUN nuclear watchdog finds tonnes of nuclear material at undisclosed Syrian site54dTrump approval rating sinks to 33%, the lowest of his presidency, amid prolonged Iran war and rising fuel costs55dSouth Korea's president pushes for wartime military control and nuclear submarines after Trump cuts joint drills55dUS-Iran ceasefire memorandum expires without peace talks ever beginning55d