Iran nuclear deal raises World War III fears

Jul 09, 2026

A new deal with Iran looks dangerous, because it may hand the country money and freedom to keep building nuclear weapons.

  • The U.S. can't easily destroy Iran's deepest nuclear site, buried far deeper than the bunkers already bombed.
  • Iran is pouring concrete over tunnel entrances to make the facility even harder to hit from the air.
  • The deal releases $24 billion of Iran's frozen money with no strings attached, so it could be spent on weapons.
  • Past deals limited that money to humanitarian use; this time there are no such limits.

Outlook: If Iran uses the freed cash to harden its nuclear program, the risk of a wider conflict grows.

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