Iran’s nuclear programme has been set back by one to two years as a result of recent U.S. airstrikes, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Wednesday.
“We’ve degraded their programme by one to two years. Intelligence assessments within the department suggest the timeframe is probably closer to two years,” Parnell told reporters.
The U.S. assessment regarding damage to three key Iranian nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — remains unchanged. According to Parnell, the sites were “completely obliterated”.
On 22 June, the US dropped six bunker-busting bombs on the Fordow nuclear facility. Simultaneously, dozens of submarine-launched cruise missiles targeted two other nuclear sites in Natanz and Isfahan. The strikes formed part of a broader US military campaign aimed at halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Previously scheduled nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran, set for 15 June, were postponed after Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian military, nuclear, and civilian targets on 13 June.
The twelve-day conflict between Israel and Iran concluded with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which came into effect on 24 June.
“We believe Iran’s nuclear capability has been severely degraded — perhaps even their ambition to develop a nuclear bomb has been diminished,” Parnell stated, adding that assessments are still ongoing.
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Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ensure that Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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