What do we know about Iran’s nuclear capabilities?
Israel has struck the country’s nuclear facilities and scientists.
Israel has launched a huge wave of attacks on Iran. They say the targets of their attacks are Iran’s nuclear facilities and important scientists. Iran has claimed it is not developing any weapons, yet several secret nuclear sites have been uncovered in the past. Iran has responded with drones and missiles.
So is Iran developing nuclear weapons? Ghoncheh Habibiazad from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Persian team talks us through Iran’s history with nuclear weapons. She also gives us an insight into what the reaction on-the-ground in Iran has been like since the attacks started.
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