Concerns that Iran could attempt a dash for a nuclear weapon played a role in Trump’s decision to target Fordo, a nuclear site buried so deeply in mountains near the city of Qum that only the U ...

Iran’s Atomic Safety Center said in a statement after the attacks that, as a precautionary measure before the U.S. strikes, the nuclear sites had been evacuated and equipment had been relocated.

He was a longtime target of Israeli intelligence who oversaw Iran’s ties to groups like Hamas, which led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that ignited the war in Gaza, according to the military.

That golden egg that's now underfoot is a giant rug from Iran. "It's about 11 feet by 23 feet. It's handwoven. It's 100% wool, and it was created in the 1940s," Carter said.

In a press briefing this week, the chairman of the joint chiefs, General Dan “Raising” Caine, told of how in 2009 two engineers were shown suspicious Iranian constructions near the holy city of Qum.

Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer observed that, so far, Iran has “displayed significant restraint” and agreed with Ross that a strike on Fordo alone might convince it to back down militarily.

Buried under a mountain and protected by anti-aircraft batteries, Fordo, near the city of Qum, appears designed to withstand airstrikes. Its construction began at least in 2007, according to the ...

President Trump said he believed the dayslong conflict between Israel and Iran was over following the cease-fire both sides agreed to earlier this week. “We think it’s over,” he said at a ...

U.S. intelligence stands by its opinion that Iran has a large stockpile of enriched uranium but isn't close to creating a weapon. Trump said Wednesday that a weapon is “a few weeks” away.

January 2, 2008--Iranian made Persian rugs famous for their designs are losing worldwide market share, according to fibre2fashion.com. The market share of the Iranian carpet industry has fallen ...