Article 6Y6XY US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only set back program by months, Pentagon report says

US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only set back program by months, Pentagon report says

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Hugo Lowell in Washington
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Findings by Defense Intelligence Agency suggest Trump's declaration that sites were obliterated' may be overstated

An initial classified US assessment of Donald Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend says they did not destroy two of the sites and likely only set back the nuclear program by a few months, according to two people familiar with the report.

The report produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency - the intelligence arm of the Pentagon - concluded key components of the nuclear program, including centrifuges, were capable of being restarted within months.

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