Iran has no path to produce weapons-grade uranium in any of its known centrifuge plants “for the first time in 15 years” after President Trump ordered strikes on them in June, top nuclear weapons experts concluded.

However, those experts cautioned that it is difficult to estimate a breakout time for Iran to get a nuke due to uncertainty over how many centrifuges are left impacted by Operation Midnight Hammer and the availability of enriched uranium stocks.

David Albright, a prominent nuclear weapons expert, led a team of researchers that analyzed data on Iran’s nuclear capabilities from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a global nuclear watchdog. 3

“For the first time in over 15 years, no breakout estimate to weapon-grade uranium (WGU) is included in our reporting

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