US intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran’s nuclear programme, sources say
US intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran needs to build a nuclear weapon remains unchanged since last summer, despite recent US and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. The unchanged timeline suggests that significantly impeding Tehran's nuclear programme may require destroying or removing Iran's remaining stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
US intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran needs to build a nuclear weapon remains unchanged since last summer. The latest US and Israeli attacks, which began on February 28, have focused on conventional military targets, but Israel has hit significant nuclear facilities. US intelligence agencies had concluded prior to the June 2025 war that Iran could produce enough bomb-grade uranium for a weapon in around three to six months. The June strikes by the US pushed that timeline back to about nine months to a year. The International Atomic Energy Agency assesses that Iran's total highly enriched uranium stockpile would be enough for 10 bombs if further enriched. US officials, including President Donald Trump, cite eliminating Iran's nuclear programme as a key objective of the war.
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