How urgent is the threat of Iran’s nuclear program?

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4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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We take a look a look at how urgent the threat from Iran’s nuclear program really is, and the reactions of people living near the nuclear sites bombed by the US over the weekend. Also, Kirsty Coventry takes over as the new president of the International Olympic Committee. And, Thailand’s prime minister is under fire from the nation’s army amid a border dispute with Cambodia. Plus, a look at the first pictures of the cosmos captured by the world’s most powerful digital camera.

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0:35.1	After the U.S. struck nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend, Iranians had a lot to worry about,
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0:53.0	fear on the ground in Iran.
0:55.0	We also assess the claims that Iran's nuclear program posed an imminent threat in the first place.
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1:29.2	And I'm Marco Wurman. After an intense weekend in which the United States bombed three nuclear
1:33.9	enrichment sites in Iran news this afternoon of a ceasefire. President Trump announced on his
1:39.3	true social that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. According to the president,
1:44.1	a complete and total
1:45.3	ceasefire will be phased in over the next 24 hours. That news, however, came after more hostilities
1:50.8	today. Iran launched multiple missiles at an American military base in the Middle East.
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