A reactor in Tehran is a monument to the U.S. relationship with Iran when the country was led by a secular, pro-Western monarch.

“Remember, Iran cannot have any nuclear weapons. Very simple. Don’t have to go too deep into it. They just can’t have nuclear weapons.” “Iran’s leaders should understand that I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

Ballistic experts say it's too soon to determine how much damage Iran's nuclear facilities sustained in the weekend attack. On Saturday night, the United States targeted nuclear sites in Iran believed to be essential to the country's ability to produce nuclear weapons: a uranium enrichment site located in northwestern Iran -- deep inside a mountain in Fordo -- along with another uranium enrichment site in Natanz and the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center,

He previously served as Special Adviser on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris and as Iran Team Chief at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The United States has attacked Iran. Just days after suggesting he might delay any American military action for weeks,