An investigation into the status of Iran’s nuclear program amid the second round of U.S.-Israeli military action in less than a year. (March 2026 update)

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In the weeks since the U.S. and Israel began bombarding Iran, President Trump has repeatedly justified the strikes by claiming Iran had posed an imminent nuclear threat. But nine months earlier, in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in June 2025, the message coming from Washington was that Iran’s key nuclear facilities had been “obliterated.”

Drawing on new reporting, satellite imagery analysis and interviews, this investigation is an updated presentation of our December 2025 documentary by the same name.

In September of last year, directors Adam Desiderio and Sebastian Walker, who is also the film’s correspondent, visited sites hit in the June 2025 U.S.-Israeli strikes and sat down with one of Iran’s most powerful officials, Ali Larijani — in what turned out to be the last on-camera interview he gave to an American news outlet before his assassination earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike.

Since the current war began, the team has been talking to experts and officials and analyzing satellite imagery with The Washington Post, Bellingcat and Evident Media to try to understand the truth about what remains of Iran’s nuclear program.

Their findings offer valuable insights into a continuing conflict that has rippled across the Middle East, killing thousands — including children at an elementary school — and displacing millions.

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00:00 - Prologue
02:50 - The Aftermath of June 2025 Israeli Airstrikes Targeting Iranian Scientists
14:48 - Investigating How Israeli Strikes Against Iranian Scientists Were Carried Out
19:50 - Iranian Nuclear Facilities Bombed by the U.S. & Israel in 2025
29:05 - What Ali Larijani, Iran’s Slain Top Security Chief, Said About Iran’s Nuclear Program in 2025
33:21 - The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 2025 Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
49:00 - Examining the 2026 U.S.-Israel War With Iran
51:58 - Credits

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-U.S. war with Iran and regional conflict. Tensions escalate as U.S. forces build up around Iran and new military options come into focus—from targeted strikes and blackout weapons to the possibility of a high-risk operation to secure enriched uranium. As diplomacy stalls, the conflict is expanding across multiple fronts, reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel. After a missile strike in Dimona, Meir Panim’s center was severely damaged. Still, meals continue for those in need. Join us in rebuilding this place of hope and dignity.👉 Give today: https://www.bless-israel.org/Please join us in praying for the peace of Israel and Jerusalem. TBN Israel is creating cutting-edge content that tells the continuing, multi-faceted narrative of Israel. And it all happens through partners like you. Your financial support enables TBN Israel to produce engaging, one-of-a-kind programming that educates viewers around the world about this land and people so loved by God. Donate today: https://www.tbn.org/standwithisraelThis video was brought to you by TBN Networks®.Get weekly summaries of the top news from Israel and the Middle East delivered to your inbox: https://tbnisrael.com/newsletter-signupWATCH full episodes of Insights: Israel & The Middle East for free on TBN+: https://www.tbnplus.com/c/s/8Bg6gKhfSUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UC73H5p3GP8b5N1f3h FOLLOW US:TBN Israel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbnisrael/​TBN Israel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tbnisrael/#israel #iran #israeliranwar #iranwar #usmilitary #usiranwar #hezbollah #hamas #israelwar #israelnews #tbnisrael 00:00 Top Headlines10:13 Israel Using Graphite Bomb to Disrupt Iranian Electrical Facilities?13:24 U.S. Strategic Objectives in Iran16:20 Significance of Houthis Delayed Entrance Into the Conflict 19:16 What’s Happens Next If An Agreement is Reached?25:36 Haifa Oil Refinery Struck29:12 Widespread Power Outages in Tehran Caused by Israeli Graphite Bomb?32:06 Will Iran Withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?32:46 Potential for a U.S. Ground Operation to Extract Enriched Uranium 35:39 Update on the Straight of Hormuz37:29 Update on U.S. - Iran Negotiations39:04 Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon to Remain in Beruit39:35 IDF Reveals the Truth About Iranian Academic Institutions41:00 Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Navy Eliminated in Strike 42:05 Update on Iran-Hezbollah Strikes on Israel’s Northern Border44:11 European Nations React to Escalating Tensions and What Happens Next?46:44 American Television Host Jen Mallan Describes Her Bomb-Shelter Experiences 55:44 Remembering Those Who Have Fallen In The Defense of Israel

Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz could shake the entire global economy, but this episode explains how the U.S. and Israel moved first to break Iran’s radar, command, and naval mine-laying capability before the maritime battle could fully begin. From electronic warfare and false targets in the skies to the destruction of fast attack boats and mine depots at sea, this is the inside story of how Iran’s pressure card was disrupted before it could be played. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel.

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0:00 Vital Global Energy Route Threatened
2:02 Opening Strike Deception
8:08 Dismantling Iran’s Navy
13:24 IRGC Threat In Shambles

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The Iran war continues to roar in the Middle East as the U.S. strikes more targets inside the Islamic Republic. This comes as the House of Representatives weighs a war powers resolution, and as Americans continue begging for help to evacuate. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata, Ramy Inocencio, Hunter Woodall and Natalie Brand report.

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15:28 Hormuz Crisis Strikes Global Economy
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In a development that reads like a spy thriller, reports are emerging that Brigadier General Esmail Qaani — head of Iran's elite Quds Force and the most senior IRGC commander still standing after Operation Epic Fury — has been arrested and possibly executed on charges of treason. The accusation stems from a pattern that has become impossible to ignore: Qaani was absent from every major strike that killed Iran's top leadership, including the IDF operation that destroyed Khamenei's underground bunker with 50 fighter jets and ended the Supreme Leader's life. Known as "The Man With Nine Lives," Qaani's extraordinary survival record has apparently exhausted Tehran's patience. Meanwhile the war continues to widen — Israel is striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's southern suburbs, Iran has reportedly blown up Bahrain's largest petrol refinery, and the US is actively working to sink what remains of Iran's navy.


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