US intelligence assessment shows this round of military strikes has not further weakened Iran's nuclear capabilities

On May 5, a U.S. intelligence assessment showed that after two months of fighting and multiple rounds of strikes, the time required for Iran to develop nuclear weapons "has remained basically unchanged." People familiar with the matter said that the United States and Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities last year "postponed their nuclear weapons timetable to about nine months to one year," but the latest assessment believes that a new round of military operations since February 28 this year has not further substantively weakened Iran's nuclear capabilities. According to sources, the current U.S. -Israeli military operations focus mainly on Iran's conventional military capabilities, leadership and defense industry systems, rather than systematically destroying nuclear facilities. This is also an important reason why the progress of the nuclear program has not been significantly delayed. Intelligence sources point out that the key to truly stopping Iran's nuclear program lies in disposing of its existing highly enriched uranium stockpiles. (CCTV News)