Pentagon: Iran's Nuclear Program Decreases To 2 Years Due To US Attacks

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JAKARTA - Iran's nuclear program has experienced a decline over the past year to two due to the latest US airstrikes, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.

"We have lowered their program capabilities for one to two years. At least, intelligence assessments within the department rate that way," Parnell said as quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Thursday, July 3.

"We expect more than two years, such as slowing down for two years," he continued.

 

The U.S. assessment of the damage to Iran's three main nuclear facilities remains unchanged, Parnell said.

He said the locations had been completely destroyed.

"We believe Iran's nuclear capabilities have experienced a serious decline, perhaps even their ambition to make bombs," Parnell said.

He also said that further assessments were still ongoing.

The US dropped six bunker-destroying bombs at the Fordow nuclear facility on June 22 and launched dozens of submarine-based cruise missiles to two other locations in Natanz and Isfahan as part of a campaign against Iran's nuclear program.

The sixth round of negotiations between the US and Iran is scheduled for June 15, but Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian military, nuclear and civilian sites on June 13.