The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believes that most of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile survived the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on nuclear sites in June.
Houthi chief Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, the Iran-backed terror group’s chief of staff, was confirmed dead Thursday following an Israeli strike that targeted him in August.
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgency in Yemen has abducted another nine United Nations employees, raising the total number of U.N. personnel detained by the group over the past four years to 53. The Houthis, known for their hostility toward Western nations and Israel, have not explained the latest round of kidnappings or revealed where the employees are being held.
The United States has placed maximum pressure on Iran by restricting their United Nations delegation from accessing wholesale club stores and luxury items.