Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo
This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo following U.S. airstrikes targeting the facility, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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On Monday, just hours before a ceasefire was announced, Iran launched a missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar — a key U.S. military installation in the region.
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal. That left the danger of another Mideast war on the table Thursday as the U.S. has gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the region. Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been significant progress without elaborating. But just before the negotiations ended, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transfer it abroad and sought the lifting of international sanctions. That indicated Iran was not prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands.
