The Israeli military has damaged critical nuclear infrastructure and killed scientists, but Tehran’s most formidable enrichment plant remains.

Israel’s sweeping attack across Iran struck at the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program, delivering a blow to the country’s ability to enrich uranium and potentially setting its nuclear ambitions back by months or years.

A senior Iranian official has claimed that Pakistan would launch a nuclear strike on Israel if the latter uses nuclear weapons against Tehran — a claim Pakistan has firmly denied. The statement, made by IRGC commander General Mohsen Rezaei,