{"id":"7cd8b73a-f753-4ae7-bd79-c294ef5919c3","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3367595/doing-north-korea-why-middle-east-could-be-entering-new-nuclear-age","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"‘Doing a North Korea’? Why the Middle East could be entering a new nuclear age","plainHeadline":"Middle East on brink of new nuclear age with Saudi, Turkey moves","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Saudi Arabia set to acquire American uranium enrichment technology amid regional tensions.","Turkey expresses eagerness to follow Saudi lead in nuclear capability expansion.","Iran weighs withdrawal from the NPT as Western strikes threaten its facilities.","CSIS report on Pickaxe Mountain spurs warnings of potential underground facility.","IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council; Iran faces renewed non-proliferation pressures."],"topics":["Politics","Energy","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T10:00:14.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T10:18:49.505Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/587b8638-8466-4fd1-bc93-3297ce2ff8af","storyId":"587b8638-8466-4fd1-bc93-3297ce2ff8af","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/15/c8a68dc3-1d64-457e-a9d7-346654e2530a_9b9fc73f.jpg?itok=ASEzr-om&v=1789463863","author":"Tom Hussain","dek":"The Middle East stands on the precipice of a new nuclear age, with Saudi Arabia set to acquire American uranium enrichment technology and Turkey eager to follow suit, as Iran weighs withdrawal from the treaty that bars it from making atomic bombs."}