US EditionCIA Chief Told Lawmakers Iran Nuclear Program Set Back Years with Strikes on Metal Conversion Site
- In a classified briefing, CIA Director John Ratcliffe informed Congress that airstrikes during Israel’s 12-day conflict significantly set back Iran’s nuclear program by destroying the metal conversion facility at Isfahan.
- The strikes targeted the facility because it plays a central role in weaponizing uranium, and its destruction undermines Iran's ability to build nuclear arms, officials explained during classified briefings.
- Ratcliffe highlighted that nearly all of Iran's enriched uranium remains buried under rubble at Isfahan and Fordo sites, while the air campaign also weakened Iran's air defenses, increasing vulnerability to future attacks.
- President Trump said in a Fox News interview the operation “was obliterating like nobody's ever seen before,” adding it ended Iran's nuclear ambitions for at least a period of time.
- The strike set back Iran's nuclear program by years rather than months, suggesting Tehran will face long-term challenges rebuilding its capabilities, though some damaged sites remain partially intact, according to experts.
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読売新聞オンラインCIA Chief Told Lawmakers Iran Nuclear Program Set Back Years with Strikes on Metal Conversion Site
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran's lone metal conversion facility and in the process delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear program that would take years to overcome, a U.S. official said.
John Ratcliffe informed legislators that the coup was “monumental” and will delay Iran’s nuclear program for years. He argued that most of the enriched uranium remains buried under rubble
CIA chief: Iran's nuclear program set back years by strikes on metal conversion site
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told lawmakers the strikes wiped out a key step in Iran's bomb-making process, delaying its nuclear ambitions by years. But IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned that 'You cannot undo the knowledge' and urged renewed diplomacy
CIA director confirms airstrikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by years
CIA Director John Ratcliffe tells Congress that airstrikes on Isfahan uranium conversion facility set back Iran’s nuclear program by years – not months – and that nearly all of Iran’s enriched uranium was buried in attacks. By World Israel News Staff American and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities set back the Islamic republic’s nuclear program by a matter of years, not months, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency told C…
CIA says US strikes dealt years-long blow to Iran’s nuclear program, AP reports
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told U.S. lawmakers that recent American military strikes dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program by destroying the country’s only metal conversion facility, a U.S. official told Associated Press on June 29. Speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the intelligence, the official explained that Ratcliffe outlined the significance of the strike during a classified briefing last week, calling it …
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