Reports from the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) after Operation Midnight Hammer bombed Iran’s main nuclear enrichment sites concluded that Iran has “no identifiable route to produce weapon-grade uranium (WGU) in its centrifuge plant” for the first time in 15 years, the Institute for Science and International Security concluded in their report. “For the first time in over 15 years, no breakout estimate to WGU is included in the Institute reporting on the IAEA reports, since to do so would require unsubstantiated speculation about the existence and operability of centrifuges that were not destroyed in the war, such as centrifuges already made but not yet deployed, as well as about the availability of enriched uranium stocks, whether near five percent, near 20 percent, or 60 percent enriched uranium.” (RELATED: Treasury Department Unveils Its Biggest Sanctions On Iran Since 2018, Targeting Top Official’s Son) The preponderance of publicly-available assessments from agencies and governments across the world indicated that the strikes did “significant damage” to Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites and that it would likely take years for the nation to recover.
Author: Wallace White
Published at: 2025-09-08 22:55:29
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