Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program remain stalled following strikes by Israel and the United States. The bombing of key nuclear facilities has deepened Iran's mistrust of Washington and reinforced its resolve to continue enrichment.

While Iranian officials continue to insist that their nuclear program exists for energy and medical research purposes, Western analysts and organizations already critical of Israel and U.S. leadership continue to echo those same talking points – even though decades of Israeli intelligence operations should give them serious pause.

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Iran’s foreign minister confirmed this week that U.S. airstrikes left the country’s nuclear facilities “destroyed” but said Iran would continue to enrich uranium.

Iran’s Foreign Minister has issued a defiant response to President Trump calling Iranian leaders “stupid” for vowing to continue uranium enrichment. -In a fiery social media post, Abbas Araghchi said Iran would not abandon its “homegrown and peaceful technology” simply because “bullying foreigners demand it.