For decades, Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been a source of concern for the US and its allies. The fear is that Tehran could eventually build an atomic weapon, an eventuality that Israel views as an existential threat.

The US and Israel have launched attacks on Iran to destroy its military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon. President Donald Trump said Iran’s ballistic missile capability would soon be able to reach beyond hitting US ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Iran expert Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about Iran's nuclear capabilities before and after U.S. and Israeli attacks.