Iran Retains Uranium After US-Israeli Strikes

Israeli and Western intelligence sources have confirmed that some of Iran's near-weapons-grade enriched uranium stockpile survived U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Fordo, and Natanz. Despite President Donald Trump's public claims that the strikes obliterated Iran's nuclear program, intelligence indicates that a significant portion of 60% enriched uranium remains potentially accessible to Iranian engineers. The strikes are assessed to have set back Iran's nuclear program by up to two years and destroyed thousands of centrifuges, but recovering the surviving uranium would likely be detected and could provoke renewed attacks. U.S. and Israeli agencies are closely monitoring the situation. Iran has stated its nuclear program will continue uninterrupted and insists its aims are peaceful, while Israeli officials warn that further Iranian action will not go unnoticed. Discrepancies between public statements and intelligence findings underscore uncertainty about the long-term impact of the strikes.