Does Iran have a nuclear bomb? UN nuclear watchdog says 'no evidence'

Key Highlights

• President Donald Trump that military intervention was necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear arms.
• "I have been very clear and consistent in my reports on Iran's nuclear programme: while there has been no evidence of Iran building a nuclear bomb, its large stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium and refusal to grant my inspectors full access are cause for serious concern," Grossi stated in a post on X.
• "For these reasons, my previous reports indicate that unless and until Iran assists the IAEA in resolving the outstanding safeguards issues, the Agency will not be in a position to provide assurance that Iran's nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful." Differing Assessments of Risk In a separate interview with CNN, Grossi emphasised that the agency lacks proof of a "structured, systematic program" to manufacture a weapon.
• "While there are many elements there that were of serious concern: accumulation, unjustified accumulation of huge amounts of almost military-grade material, lack of transparency in inspections, and so on, we never had information indicating that there was a structured, systematic program to build, to construct a nuclear weapon," Grossi told CNN.
• "Obviously, countries, and that is the case for the United States or Israel, and perhaps others, may have the impression that all these activities are aimed directly and straight into the manufacturing of a nuclear weapon.