Is Iran close to having nuclear weapons? | BBC News

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long warned that Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons.

After Israel launched attacks on Iran last week, Netanyahu said Iran could produce a bomb within months.

Israel’s military says it targeted nuclear sites including the "inactive" Arak heavy water reactor and Natanz facility and have it sights set on the Fordo nuclear facility.

Tehran has insisted its nuclear programme is only for civilian purposes.

BBC Verify’s Ros Atkins explains what we know about Iran’s nuclear programme.

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