#iran-nuclear-program

#iran-nuclear-program

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, tried to quell the backlash by saying the inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would not be visiting any of the bombed sites and that discussions about these were still to be had. He said the return had been endorsed by Iran's supreme national security council and that the inspectors would be allowed to visit the Bushehr nuclear site to oversee refuelling only a role required by the international nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

The conclusion many states may now draw is that complying with the NPT is no longer a guarantee of nuclear security.

U.S. officials state that airstrikes inflicted significant damage on Iran's Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, though actual destruction varies in assessment.

The Trump administration revealed that the airstrikes on Iran's nuclear program were years in the making, employing advanced bunker-busting bombs for deep-target strikes.

Stovepiping—streamlining information that confirms bias—was used by the Bush administration during the Iraq War and appears to be employed by Trump today.

Gabbard believed the Trump administration would align with her views, but soon found herself at odds with his aggressive military stance, jeopardizing her role.

There's nobody who went under the mountain to see. The Iranians can't even do that because the mountain may collapse on them. There's absolutely no primary source reporting.

Trump's relentless attacks on media outlets like CNN and The New York Times highlight his dissatisfaction with coverage, particularly regarding national security issues.

A US intelligence assessment indicates that President Trump's bombing campaign in Iran may have delayed its nuclear program temporarily, although doubts linger about long-term effectiveness.

VANCE: What we know, Bret, is that uranium is something that exists in very large supply. Our goal was to bury the uranium.

"The fact that the whole group disappeared is basically throwing back the program by a number of years, by quite a number of years," Ambassador Joshua Zarka said.

"What is important here is that a major threat has been eliminated, and I can only repeat that this is good news for the Middle East, but also for Europe."

"Dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, U.S. officials characterized it as a 'precision strike' that 'devastated the Iranian nuclear program,' even as an assessment was ongoing."

The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling, Guterres said.

A nuclear Iran will seek to eradicate Israel and all but ensure WWIII. We cannot allow that to happen. We must stand with Israel.

Taking out both sites is a critical goal for Israel.