The Aporia
17 articles about 12 events for “Iran Nuclear War Threats” from The Independent.
““Trump is reportedly planning to restart war with Iran after the election,” he said last week.”
“Mr Trump had sought to ensure Iran would never gain access to nuclear weapons, but eight months on Iran has unprecedented influence over the vital Strait of Hormuz, and Trump’s popularity is waning at home ahead of the midterm elections.”
“He said that Tehran is now “weak and desperate”, adding: “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon”.”
“…fied and stunned after a 40-minute speech that meandered from false boasts about his domestic economic record to threats of annihilation against Iran to an incoherent rant about why Artificial Intelligence should be referred to as "Super Intelligence"…”
“…y delegates stupefied and stunned after a 40-minute speech that meandered from false boasts about his domestic economic record to threats against Iran to an incoherent rant about why Artificial Intelligence should be referred to as "superintelligence"…”
“President Trump claimed the U.S. had successfully stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and alleged U.S. satellite intelligence would spot any future threats from the country the moment they arose.”
“President Trump claimed the U.S. had successfully stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and alleged U.S. satellite intelligence would spot any future threats from the country the moment they arose.”
“Trump has repeatedly claimed that more expensive fuel is small price to pay for the war, which he describes as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
“USS Abraham Lincoln docks in San Diego after 10-month deployment in support of Iran war The USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that had been deployed for a record 265 days at sea and supported US operations in Iran, has docked in San Diego, California.”
“… a rally crowd in Grand Island, Nebraska, Monday, the president had been discussing the Iran war driving up gas prices due to the blockading of the Strait of Hormuz, which he said was “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country…”
“Rubio warns Iran with nuclear weapon would ‘blackmail the world’ US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the Strait of Hormuz remains largely open, with oil flows close to pre-war levels apart from Iranian oil, but warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose…”
“Trump has exaggerated his accomplishments in world peace while starting a war with Iran, saying the Middle Eastern country posed an “imminent” threat to Americans because of its “nuclear ambitions.””
“At the more extreme end of worst-case-scenarios, numerous studies, including one by King’s College London in February and another by Stanford University in 2024, found that during wargaming AI is are far more likely than humans to escalate to nuclear threats.”
“… added: “The only party in this conflict that has committed war crimes is the Iranian regime, which has murdered thousands of its own people, killed Americans overseas, executed acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, and launched indiscriminate attacks…”
“Trump, who campaigned on promises to keep inflation in check and avoid long-lasting wars, initially pledged the conflict with Iran would take a few weeks.”