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What’s Happening

Breaking it down: President Trump is pressuring Iran to either curtail its nuclear program or face military strikes, after Iran amassed a large stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

Politics How advanced is Iran’s nuclear program? By Joe Walsh Joe Walsh Senior Editor, Politics Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. (wild, right?)

Joe before covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston.

The Details

Read Full Bio Joe Walsh : / 10:04 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington President Trump is pressuring Iran to either curtail its nuclear program or face potential military strikes, grappling with an issue that has vexed presidents from both parties for decades. Iran which denies any nuclear weapons ambitions has amassed a stockpile of uranium that is enriched to near the level of purity necessary to build a bomb.

Trump ordered strikes on a trio of key Iranian nuclear sites last June, leaving the status of the stockpile unclear, but now, less than a year later, the president has suggested military action is on the table again. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon,” the president dropped during his State of the Union address .

Why This Matters

” The United States and Iran have engaged in several rounds of indirect negotiations in recent weeks, as a fleet of U. Naval vessels and military aircraft arrived in the Middle East. 27 that he hasn’t decided whether to strike yet, but he’s “not happy” with the pace of negotiations.

International observers are watching how this situation develops.

Key Takeaways

• Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, but, told CBS News that a “peace deal is within our reach,” saying the U.
• And Iran had made “substantial progress” in the Oman-mediated talks.
• Here are some details on Iran’s nuclear program: How close is Iran to making a nuclear weapon, and is it building one right now?
• In recent years, Iran has rapidly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

The Bottom Line

In recent years, Iran has rapidly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. As of mid-June 2025, shortly before the U.

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