An Iranian diplomat calls for the political will of nuclear states and a time-bound action plan to achieve the complete destruction of nuclear weapons.

Iran says the US and Israel are the main obstacles to regional and global nuclear disarmament.

Japan commemorated the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Survivors and relatives marked the anniversary by observing a minute of silence.

A Saudi diplomat says the refusal of the Israeli regime to join the NPT is an obstacle to achieving peace in the region.

Russia’s Medvedev says no need to negotiate with US on nuclear disarmament, suggesting Washington should beg for talks.

The world’s nine nuclear-armed countries – led by the US – spent $82.4 billion upgrading their atomic arsenal in 2021, eight percent more than the previous year, an anti-nuke campaign group has unveiled.

The United States and Israel will reject the vote on the Iranian-proposed resolution on nuclear disarmament as they are “bullies” and “killers” that need such lethal weapons to perpetuate their atrocities and “kill others,” an American political activist says.