The risk that Iran is covertly pursuing nuclear weapons is higher today than before the US and Israel launched their first military attacks on the Islamic Republic a year ago, according to western officials who cited new data circulated by the United Nations atomic watchdog.

Iran insists on retaining its enriched uranium stockpile as a red line, while the Trump administration reportedly seeks its removal or destruction.

It’s already clear that Israel has concluded that it cannot solely count on the U.S. providing such extensive defense and other direct support in another war with Iran.

Iran permitted monitors at the United Nations atomic watchdog this week to visit its Bushehr nuclear power plant while stonewalling inspectors’ demands to verify the condition and location of its enriched uranium stockpile.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. New satellite imagery captured on Friday shows intensified construction and excavation activity at Iran's Fordow nuclear ...

The risk of Iran secretly developing nuclear weapons has increased since US and Israeli military strikes on the country in June 2025, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing new data

Rafael Grossi [Photo/Agencies] VIENNA - The extent of damage to Iran's Fordow uranium enrichment facility by US aerial attacks was not immediately possible to assess, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

The war may redraw alliances and shift balances of power, but geography, Palestine and political identity will endure.

The U.S. and Iran appear closer to a peace deal, but sources suggest the outcome could resemble a revised version of the 2015 nuclear agreement.

IAEA Chief Expects 'Very Significant Damage' at Iran's Fordow Site By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -U.S. bombing probably caused "very significant" damage to the underground areas of Iran's Fordow uranium enrichment plant dug into a mountain, though no ...

A senior Iranian source claimed to Reuters that before the U.S. attack on the Fordow nuclear facility last night (Sunday), all of the stock of enriched uranium at the site was transferred to another location. At the same time, satellite images captured a ...

Iran is using Lebanon as leverage in peace talks with the U.S., exploiting tensions between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the process. Trump held two