Israel's sweeping attack across Iran struck at the heart of Tehran's nuclear program, delivering a blow to the country's ability to enrich uranium and potentially setting its nuclear ambitions back by months or years.

The Israeli military targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, research scientists and senior military commanders in dozens of preemptive airstrikes​.

Israel struck key Iranian nuclear sites to curb bomb development amid rapid uranium enrichment and rising tensions.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday that he is ready to travel to Iran following Israel’s attack on the country’s nuclear and

Israel badly damaged one of Iran’s key nuclear sites and killed a startling array of top military and nuclear officials in the attacks that started on Friday morning. But when the sun rose after that devastating assault, it was also clear how much of Iran’s nuclear program remained, at least for now.

US-Iran nuclear talks will shape not only Iran’s nuclear future but also the integrity of global nonproliferation norms and the broader energy security environment. After years of stalled diplomacy, US and Iranian officials are once again at the negotiating table.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog said Iran’s rapidly increasing stockpile of uranium enriched to just below weapons grade cannot be allowed to continue without a firm international response.

Iran's nuclear program remains a top focus for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, particularly as any possible deal between Tehran and the United States over the program would likely rely on the agency long known as the United Nations' nuclear watchdog.