Araqchi Condemns Trump’s Nuclear Test Plans, Calls U.S. Top Global Proliferation Threat
Tehran condemns U.S. plans to resume nuclear testing as reckless, illegal, and a direct threat to global security
Iran, PUREWILAYAH.COM - Iran’s Foreign Minister, Sayyed Abbas Araqchi, strongly condemned Washington’s declared intention to resume nuclear testing, accusing the United States of reviving a dangerous Cold War mentality and pushing the world toward nuclear catastrophe.
In a statement on his social media account, Araqchi said:
“By changing the name of its ‘Department of Defense’ to the ‘Department of War’, the nuclear-armed bully now seeks to revive its nuclear weapons tests.”
He added that the same aggressor who demonizes Iran’s peaceful nuclear program is now threatening more attacks against Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities—actions he described as a blatant violation of international law.
Araqchi stressed:
“There is no doubt the United States is the most dangerous nuclear-proliferation actor in the world. The announcement to resume nuclear tests is a regressive, irresponsible act and a serious threat to international peace and security.”
He called on the international community to confront Washington’s normalization of nuclear escalation:
“The world must hold the United States accountable for normalizing the spread of such wicked weapons.”
Washington Signals Return to Nuclear Testing
The latest escalation comes after President Donald Trump suggested on his social network platform that the U.S. should restart nuclear tests ahead of a meeting with China’s leadership.
Senior U.S. officials attempted to justify the move:
Sen. JD Vance said nuclear tests are needed “to ensure the arsenal functions properly.”
Sen. Tom Cotton, head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, claimed tests would likely be low-yield and underground.
This marks a sharp reversal of decades-old global restraint under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear test explosions. While signed by the U.S., the treaty has never been ratified by Washington.
The United States last conducted a nuclear test in 1992.
Since 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear tests have been carried out worldwide. (PW)