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IAEA Chief Warns Iran Can Restart Uranium Enrichment Within Months Despite US-Israeli Strikes

IAEA seeks access to confirm site damage after assessments found Iran retains key enrichment capabilities

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Overview

  • Rafael Grossi said Iran’s treatment, conversion and enrichment infrastructure still exists and could spin up uranium enrichment for weapons within months
  • The IAEA has pressed Tehran to allow inspectors back into Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan to verify remaining nuclear material and assess structural damage
  • A Pentagon battle damage report judged the setbacks would last months; CIA intelligence views the destroyed Isfahan conversion plant as imposing a years-long hurdle
  • U.S. intercepts of senior Iranian officials’ communications indicate Tehran believes the airstrikes were less devastating than Washington has claimed
  • With a fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire holding, U.S. and international diplomacy is focusing on preventing Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program