Iran /tags/iran Iran en-US Copyright Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT Trump says strikes heavily damaged Iran's nuclear operation. US intelligence report disagrees /politics-government/2025-06-25/trump-doubles-down-on-damage-u-s-strikes-caused-to-irans-nuclear-sites President Trump spoke at the conclusion of the summit in the Netherlands — as the world watches to see whether a ceasefire between Israel and Iran will endure. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-25/trump-doubles-down-on-damage-u-s-strikes-caused-to-irans-nuclear-sites Danielle Kurtzleben Why America's giant bunker-busting bombs may have failed to reach their target /npr-news/2025-06-25/why-americas-giant-bunker-busting-bombs-may-have-failed-to-reach-their-target Reaching Iran's most fortified nuclear enrichment site is a challenge, even for the world's biggest conventional weapons. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-25/why-americas-giant-bunker-busting-bombs-may-have-failed-to-reach-their-target Geoff Brumfiel Trump says early report on damage to Iran's nuclear program was inconclusive /npr-news/2025-06-24/trump-says-early-report-on-damage-to-irans-nuclear-program-was-inconclusive An early intelligence report found U.S. strikes on Iran sites may only have set its nuclear program back "a few months." Trump said it was inconclusive, but believes damage was more severe. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:41:02 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-24/trump-says-early-report-on-damage-to-irans-nuclear-program-was-inconclusive Kat Lonsdorf, Deepa Shivaram After lashing out at Israel and Iran, Trump says the 'ceasefire is in effect' /npr-news/2025-06-24/after-lashing-out-at-israel-and-iran-trump-says-the-ceasefire-is-in-effect President Trump demanded that Israel back off further attacks on Iran after accusing both countries of violating the ceasefire. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:56:46 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-24/after-lashing-out-at-israel-and-iran-trump-says-the-ceasefire-is-in-effect Alex Leff Hours after attack on U.S. base, Trump says Iran and Israel will begin a ceasefire /npr-news/2025-06-23/hours-after-attack-on-u-s-base-trump-says-iran-and-israel-will-begin-a-ceasefire The president made the announcement on social media, but officials in Israel and Iran have yet to announce it for themselves. His post came hours after Iran launched on attack on a U.S. base in Qatar. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:17:12 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-23/hours-after-attack-on-u-s-base-trump-says-iran-and-israel-will-begin-a-ceasefire NPR Staff Pentagon says Iranian nuclear capabilities are 'devastated' after U.S. strikes /npr-news/2025-06-22/pentagon-says-iranian-nuclear-capabilities-are-devastated-after-u-s-strikes Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave new details Sunday morning about the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 05:23:15 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-22/pentagon-says-iranian-nuclear-capabilities-are-devastated-after-u-s-strikes Greg Myre, Tom Bowman, Stephen Fowler U.S. strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran, in major regional conflict escalation /npr-news/2025-06-21/u-s-strikes-3-nuclear-sites-in-iran-in-major-regional-conflict-escalation The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:04:55 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-21/u-s-strikes-3-nuclear-sites-in-iran-in-major-regional-conflict-escalation Elena Moore, Megan Pratz Central Ohio Iranian immigrants seek community, try to contact family amid conflict's escalation /politics-government/2025-06-19/central-ohio-iranian-immigrants-seek-community-try-to-contact-family-amid-conflicts-escalation Farnaz Maleky, an Iranian immigrant who lives in Columbus and is a professor at Ohio State University, has not been able to contact her family that lives in Tehran since Tuesday. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:47:18 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-19/central-ohio-iranian-immigrants-seek-community-try-to-contact-family-amid-conflicts-escalation Katie Geniusz U.S. soccer federation briefly alters Iran's flag to show solidarity with protesters /sports/npr-news/2022-11-27/u-s-soccer-federation-briefly-alters-irans-flag-to-show-solidarity-with-protesters The organization had displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic to show "support for the women in Iran" ahead of the two nations' soccer match. Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:03:04 GMT /sports/npr-news/2022-11-27/u-s-soccer-federation-briefly-alters-irans-flag-to-show-solidarity-with-protesters The Associated Press U.S. Intelligence: China Opposes Trump Reelection; Russia Works Against Biden /news-partners/2020-08-07/u-s-intelligence-china-opposes-trump-reelection-russia-works-against-biden William Evanina, who leads the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, also said Iran is trying to undermine the November election. Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:39:12 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-07/u-s-intelligence-china-opposes-trump-reelection-russia-works-against-biden Miles Parks