US intelligence sources report that Iran’s nuclear program remains at the same level of development as before the start of the recent conflict, despite attacks on its nuclear sites. Experts estimate Iran still needs approximately one year to develop a nuclear weapon. The war has cost the US an estimated $25 billion.
Iran ’s nuclear program is in the same position as it was before the ongoing war, U.S. intelligence sources told Reuters. Reuters reported that assessments showed Iran ’s nuclear program has suffered limited new damage in the two months since the war began.
President Donald Trump has said one of the major reasons he went to war was to deny Iran the ability to develop nuclear weapons.
"You can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon," Trump reiterated Tuesday while signing a proclamation. "You can’t let a bunch of lunatics have a nuclear weapon or the world would be in trouble. "The U.S. intervened in attacks between Israel and Iran in June of 2025, attacking three Iranian nuclear sites. Analysts estimated that summer that Iran would need a year to build a nuclear weapon if leaders decided to pursue that path, Reuters reported.
And Reuters’ sources say that timeline remains the same today, despite the ongoing war. Reuters reported this suggests destroying or removing Iran’s remaining stockpile of highly enriched uranium is what may be needed to impact their program. Iran has long maintained its program is peaceful, though it enriched uranium at near-weapons-grade levels of 60%. Last week, Iran’s supreme leader defiantly vowed to protest their nuclear and missile capabilities in a statement read by a state television anchor.
Last week, the Pentagon's chief financial officer, Jules W. Hurst III told Congress during a hearing the war has cost an estimated $25 billion to date, mostly on munitions. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ceasefire remained in effect, even as the U.S. began efforts to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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