Is Iran Rebuilding Its Nuclear Program After US and Israeli Attacks?

More than a week after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, attention in Washington and the Gulf is quietly shifting eastward to another simmering question: How far has Iran advanced in rebuilding its nuclear program since the June strikes by Israel and the United States?

With diplomacy fragile and surveillance limited, Tehran’s nuclear trajectory remains both contested and consequential — a potential spoiler to a rare moment of regional calm.

“Nobody wants to see more fighting,” one White House-connected source tells me on condition of anonymity. “But Iran is a problem that cannot be ignored.”

So, what is going on behind the scenes? And what happens next?