How close is Iran to having a nuclear weapon? | The Economist

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Donald Trump’s central war aim in Iran is to stop the country’s nuclear-weapons programme. But the conflict may have aggravated the nuclear threat. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, sits down with David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, to discuss the current state of Iran’s nuclear-weapons programme and what—if anything— could stop the regime from building a bomb. #Iran #Geopolitics #Internationalrelations #Nuclear #UN 00:00 - The current state of Iran’s nuclear-weapons programme 02:32 - Was Iran close to getting a bomb before the war? 04:30 - Will the Iranian regime sprint for a bomb? 07:09 - Can Iran’s nuclear programme be bombed out of existence? Watch the full show: https://econ.st/48viGAM Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Follow The Economist on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist Follow The Economist on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist