Iran's President Says Rebuilding Nuclear Sites Futile Without Talks With Washington

Iran Has a Nuclear Weapons Problem It Never Saw Coming

PUBLISHED on August 11, 2025, 12:59 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary – More than a month after U.S. and Israeli strikes, the full extent of the damage to Iran’s nuclear program remains unclear, with intelligence assessments varying widely. A new RUSI report argues that the key issue is not just rebuilding, but Iran’s dawning realization that simply possessing a nuclear weapon does not guarantee a credible deterrent. The attacks exposed the signif…

Iran's President Says Rebuilding Nuclear Sites Futile Without Talks With Washington

Iran’s President Masud Pezeshkian has warned that his country faces the risk of further conflict with the United States without pursuing diplomacy.