Iran smuggled at least $1 billion to terrorist proxy Hezbollah despite heavy sanctions this year, according to U.S. Treasury Department officials.

With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.

Journalists invited to visit Evin Prison the week after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike on June 23, viewed on July 01, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Evin Prison was among several sites hit by Israel, prior to a cease-fire that came into effect on June 24. Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

"The government and people seem stuck in a position of uncertainty where they are neither fully in peace nor at war. In a sense, the entirety of Iran has been trapped in a 'Groundhog Day' scenario.

US president says the surprise Israeli assault that killed Iranian generals and scientists was a ‘great day for Israel’.

The US carried out precision airstrikes in June on three major Iranian nuclear sites, marking Washington's first direct intervention in Israel-Tehran conflict