The process of uranium enrichment increases the concentration of U-235, an isotope that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Beginning in 2006, the U.N. Security Council called on Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment, but it endorsed the JCPOA on July 20, 2015.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Tucker Carlson that Tehran is not looking to develop a nuclear weapon.

During the Obama administration, a Times reporter revealed details of a cyberattack on a nuclear enrichment center in Iran. He followed the story to the White House, and learned lessons critical to covering the recent bombing of Fordo and Natanz.

Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke in a recent interview about the cooperation between Israel and the USA against Iran, and the consequences it could bring for both countries.

Former national security advisor and HKS faculty member Jake Sullivan says negotiations following the Iran strikes are key because “military action can set their nuclear program back, but not nearly as long as a deal can.

Trump and his US envoy to Middle East both claimed talks could happen next week, following Iranian president’s comments.

Israel and the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, resulting in what Trump has described as "total obliteration" of three sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Israel said Iran had nuclear ambitions that posed an existential threat to its existence.

WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday that U.S. strikes 10 days ago had degraded Iran's nuclear program by up to two years, suggesting the U.S. military operation likely achieved its goals despite a far more cautious initial assessment that leaked to the public.