ALBAWABA - Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran's deputy foreign minister, acknowledged that Israeli and American strikes earlier this year severely damaged important nuclear facilities, but he maintained that the nation's nuclear program is still operational. Iran's "peaceful nuclear program remains intact," Khatibzadeh stated in a CNN interview, emphasizing that Tehran will defend it. His comments follow a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June that ended with American airstrikes on three ...