CIA says intelligence indicates Iran's nuclear program severely damaged

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe said it would take years to rebuild the program.

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday said a body of credible intelligence indicated that Iran's nuclear program was severely damaged by recent U.S. strikes, and that it would take years to be rebuilt.

A satellite overview shows the Isfahan Nuclear Research Center, as well as nearby tunnels, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Isfahan, Iran, June 24, 2025. (Reuters)

"This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years," Ratcliffe said in a statement.