Iran remains 'obsessed' with building nuclear deterrent despite damage incurred from U.S. strikes last month, but suggests its still open to negotiation in a move that one expert warns is a ploy to buy time.

Though the ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been holding, 'The war remains an unfinished project, for both sides,' one Middle East expert warns.

US-Israel strikes damaged Iran's nuclear sites but didn't eliminate its capabilities; Iran remains a nuclear threat due to enriched uranium and halted inspections.