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Pentagon Says Strikes Delayed Iran’s Nuclear Program by Up to Two Years

Pentagon’s assessment deepens debate over the scope of damage to Iran’s nuclear sites following its suspension of IAEA inspections

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Overview

  • Sean Parnell, Pentagon spokesperson, said intelligence assessments indicate a one- to two-year setback, likely closer to two years.
  • The new Pentagon estimate contradicts an earlier low-confidence Defense Intelligence Agency report that projected only months of delay.
  • Iran’s parliament and President Masoud Pezeshkian enacted a law halting cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  • IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that uranium enrichment could resume within months without on-site monitoring.
  • Analysts remain uncertain whether enriched uranium stockpiles were destroyed in the strikes or moved prior to the attack.