Overview

• President Trump is weighing deployment of a 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator via B-2 bombers to destroy the deeply buried Fordo enrichment plant that Israel cannot reach
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi signaled openness to a deal contingent on genuine U.S. diplomatic intent
• Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff are preparing to meet Iran’s negotiating team this week under Trump’s directive
• Republican hawks such as Lindsey Graham urge decisive military action if talks collapse while anti-intervention figures like Tucker Carlson warn against deeper U.S. engagement
• Israel’s recent strikes on Natanz and Isfahan have degraded key nuclear infrastructure but have left the Fordo facility intact and central to any denuclearization outcome