New assessment of Iran strike, Trump rejected more punishing campaign, Zelensky appoints new U.S. emissary, Petraeus: U.S. weapons may not turn the tide.

Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.

Languages: English and Farsi Iran is threatening to raise uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels and exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if Western powers move forward with reimposing United Nations sanctions,

Iran had been prepared to reach an agreement with European officials that would have had the Islamic Republic's enrichment at less than one percent, former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour in an interview on her show The Ex Files this week,

Officials in Israel are acknowledging that some enriched uranium may have survived the powerful U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last month.

Hegseth also took a jab at the news media over ongoing coverage that contradicts the Trump administration's firm stance that the facilities were obliterated.

Trump says U.S. strikes "obliterated" key Iranian nuclear sites, setting the program back decades, but sources say an early intel assessment says Iran could rebuild some of its capabilities in months.

Experts long argued that airstrikes alone would not be capable of permanently ending Iran's nuclear program absent negotiations.

China has promised to help Iran stand up to "bullying" and to defend its rights and interests through talks, China's foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart, as Iran seeks to rally international support after Israeli and U.S. attacks on its nuclear program.