Overview

• Airstrikes on June 13 targeted Iran’s enrichment, conversion, weapons assembly and delivery capacities and delayed the program by an estimated several months.
• Only a small portion of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was destroyed in the strikes while the vast majority remains under Iranian control.
• France cannot pinpoint where the remaining uranium stocks are stored because IAEA inspectors have withdrawn after Iran suspended cooperation earlier this week.
• Other intelligence assessments warn that Iran may be safeguarding hidden enriched uranium caches and could resume clandestine enrichment at smaller sites.
• French officials stress the need to resume IAEA monitoring and reengage diplomatic channels to forestall a covert nuclear escalation.