Israel strikes Iran's nuclear facilities, but an expert cautions that the heavily protected Fordow site remains a dangerous threat that only U.S. military capabilities can neutralize.

An Israeli official said that "there's never a 100 percent guarantee," but "a nuclear disaster" should "not happen."

The U.S. is considering targeting Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Fordo, five sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Nine countries currently either say they have nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them. The first to have nuclear arms were the five original nuclear weapons states — the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom.

The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.

Americans strongly support preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons according to Reagan Institute poll, as Trump reiterates stance amid Israel-Iran conflict

If the U.S. decides to support Israel more directly in its attack on Iran, one option for Washington would be to provide the “bunker-buster” bombs believed necessary to significantly damage the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant,

President Donald Trump disputed the assessment from his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and the intelligence community, stating his belief that Iran was “very close” to developing a nuclear weapon prior to Israel’s attack on its facilities last week.