As the old saying goes, “Bless his soul.”  Because FM Abbas Araghchi just doesn’t get it.  The bombs are meant to make Iran talk.  During the past several years and the past two months, when there weren’t bombs, Iran just talked and talked.  Now he wants the bombs to stop.  See “Live Updates: Iran Casts Doubt on Talks While Israel’s Attacks Continue,” NYT, 6-20-25.  “Iran’s foreign minister told a state broadcaster that “there is no room for talking until this aggression stops,” hours before he was to meet with his European counterparts.  This was a day after President Trump said he would put off a decision on whether to join Israel’s attacks for two weeks to give diplomacy a chance.

Yes.  “Could Iran’s missiles carry nuclear warheads? An expert breaks down the threat,” Times of Israel, 6-20-25.  “[P]rior to 2003, Iran had built and tested nearly every component of a nuclear bomb. “Twenty years ago, Iran knew how to build a bomb,” Inbar said. “They built all the components, except for the nuclear core itself — at least that’s what’s known.””

“Israel poised to strike Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, with or without U.S. support,” i24, 6-20-25.

“Israel Tests Theory That War Can’t Be Won With Air Power Alone,” WSJ, 6-20-25.

“20 Iranian missiles launched in latest barrage, casualty toll at 21 including critically wounded teen | LIVE BLOG,” I24, 6-20-25.

“Israel bombed Iran’s state TV. Why many Iranians cheered,” Financial Review, 6-20-25.  Here’s one reason—““It feels weird saying it, but you need to understand – that TV station is the place that has been broadcasting the forced confessions of political prisoners for years. That is not media, that’s a propaganda machine. The people who work there, we don’t call them journalists, we call them interrogators. You need to know the difference.””