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Al Jazeera Staff

US says its strikes degraded Iran’s nuclear programme by one to two years

The aftermath of an Israeli strike on Evin Prison in Tehran [File: Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]

Washington, DC – The Pentagon has announced that United States military strikes against Iran set back the country’s nuclear programme by one to two years, an assessment that follows President Donald Trump’s claims that the programme was “obliterated”.

Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Wednesday that the three Iranian nuclear facilities targeted by Washington were destroyed, echoing the president’s remarks. He praised the strikes as a “bold operation”.

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