05:59 04-06-2026

Iran Nuclear Risks Rise After U.S.-Israeli Strikes

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Western officials now see a higher risk of covert Iran nuclear activity after U.S. and Israeli strikes ended regular IAEA oversight, Bloomberg reports.

Western officials now believe Iran is more likely to pursue covert nuclear activity after the U.S. and Israeli strikes than it was before the military operation began, Bloomberg reported, citing Western politicians.

Before the June 2025 airstrike that triggered the 12-day war, Iran’s nuclear materials were checked weekly by the IAEA. Those inspections were meant to confirm that the stockpiles were not being diverted to weapons production. That regular oversight is no longer in place.

U. S. President Donald Trump had described Iran’s possible move toward building a nuclear weapon as one of the main reasons for military action.

In June, Trump said he would like to meet personally with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. In an interview with the New York Post, the U.S. president said he hoped such a meeting could take place in the future and suggested that Washington and Iran’s new leader had developed what he viewed as a fairly good understanding.

The United States and Israel began striking targets in Iran on February 28. More than 3,000 people were killed in the aggression. On April 8, Washington and Tehran announced a ceasefire. Later talks in Islamabad failed to produce an agreement. No renewed hostilities have been reported since then, but the United States has moved to blockade Iranian ports. Mediators are now trying to secure a new round of negotiations.