UN Nuclear Chief on Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Today on the program, the US entered the conflict between Israel and Iran by striking three of its key nuclear sites. Fareed speaks with head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi about the damage caused by the attack. Then, why did President Trump decide to enter the conflict? Fareed speaks to CFR President Emeritus Richard Haas and retired Admiral James Stavridis. Finally, how are leaders in Iran and Israel changing their strategies moving forward and will these strikes usher in a new era in the Middle East? Fareed is joined by Johns Hopkins’ Vali Nasr and Columbia University’s Nadav Eyal. GUESTS: Rafael Grossi (@rafaelmgrossi), James Stavridis (@stavridisj), Richard Haass (@RichardHaass), Vali Nasr (@vali_nasr), Nadav Eyal (@Nadav_Eyal) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:08.2	I'm Farid Zakaria, coming to you live from New York.
0:11.8	Today on the program, a new reality has dawned in the Middle East. The United States entered the
0:18.0	conflict early this morning in Iran, striking three of Iran's keen nuclear facilities.
0:24.6	How effective were the strikes?
0:26.6	I'll first talk to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
0:30.6	Rafael Marino Grossi.
0:32.6	It was his team that were monitoring these sites.
0:36.6	What has he learned in the IRS since then?
0:40.0	And we'll look at how the attacks will change the Middle East and America's role in it.
0:45.2	That's with retired Admiral James Tavridis and Richard Haas. Also, will Iran fight back?
0:53.3	And what's Israel's next move?
0:55.7	I'll talk to Vali Nasser, one of the world's foremost experts on Iran,
0:59.8	and a top Israeli journalist, Nadav Ayyahu.
1:04.9	My take will be back next week, but let's dive right into these events.
1:09.8	U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
1:12.5	were America's biggest military intervention in decades. The Pentagon says B2 bombers dropped
1:19.3	30,000 pound bunker buster bombs on the Fordon nuclear site built inside a mountain. More
1:26.6	bunker busters were dropped on another site, Natan.
1:30.6	One dozen tomahawk missiles were also fired from U.S. submarines on a third site, Isfahan.
1:38.2	The president said the attack obliterated Iran's nuclear sites.
1:43.1	Did it?
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