A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, on June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters
The Pentagon believes that American and Israeli strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities have delayed Tehran’s nuclear program by as much as two years.
Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon on July 2, Department of Defense spokesperson Sean Parnell said that U.S. and Israeli strikes had severely degraded Iran’s capability to pursue a nuclear weapon if it chose to do so.
