Overview

• Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on July 2 that U.S. strikes on Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan set back Iran’s nuclear work by one to two years, with officials judging a two-year delay most likely.
• A low-confidence Defense Intelligence Agency assessment had earlier placed the setback at just several months, underscoring disparities within U.S. intelligence evaluations.
• International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi cautioned that Iran could resume uranium enrichment in a matter of months despite the bombing damage.
• Iran’s parliament enacted a law to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, effectively barring UN inspectors from verifying conditions at its nuclear sites.
• Diplomats and inspectors are working to verify the extent of the damage, negotiate new oversight measures and evaluate the location of undeclared uranium stockpiles.