When escalating tensions between Israel and Iran erupted into all-out war in June, the conflict drew the United States into direct military action. Over the course of 12 days, Israeli strikes targeted Iran’s nuclear program and assassinated leading scientists, Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes, and U.S. airstrikes targeted heavily fortified Iranian nuclear facilities.
“Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question” investigates the scale of destruction, and examines the consequences of this Israel-U.S. bombing campaign, offering a level of detail and access rarely seen in reporting from Iran. The FRONTLINE team, alongside The Washington Post, Bellingcat and Evident Media, combined on-the-ground reporting with advanced forensic analysis to piece together the full story.
The investigation relied on collaboration, constant verification and extensive research. The team integrated open source material and visual forensic journalism alongside on-the-ground filming in Iran. Satellite imagery, munitions data, Iranian social media, and OSINT reporting — combined with interviews with senior Israeli military and intelligence officials — allowed the team to push the journalism forward.
