<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington<br><br>A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/business/iran-nuclear-false-claims.html?unlocked_article_code=1.51A.p6OZ.2CFH81RCw3VL&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/business/iran-nuclear-false-claims.html?unlocked_article_code=1.51A.p6OZ.2CFH81RCw3VL&smid=em-share</a></div>