Overview

• A mid-July U.S. intelligence review determined that only the Fordow enrichment facility was largely destroyed by Operation Midnight Hammer, while Natanz and Isfahan sustained partial damage and could resume uranium enrichment within months.
• President Trump rejected a Central Command plan for a broader, multi-week campaign against additional Iranian nuclear and defense sites to avoid deeper U.S. military involvement and high casualties.
• Iranian officials, including parliament member Alaeddin Boroujerdi, have vowed to uphold their sovereign right to enrich uranium and to accelerate work at the surviving facilities.
• IAEA Director Rafael Grossi has warned that the location of enriched uranium stockpiles is unclear and has called for a full inventory amid Iran’s suspension of on-site inspections.
• Washington and European capitals are weighing snap-back sanctions or potential future strikes if Iran fails to comply with its nuclear obligations, even as the U.S.-brokered ceasefire holds and diplomatic monitoring continues.