The United States of America still believes that Iran has not made a decision to create nuclear weapons.
This was reported by Reuters, citing two US officials.
The US believes that Iran has not yet decided to produce nuclear weapons
The comments by a senior Biden administration official and a representative of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) complemented public statements by CIA Director William Burns, who said the US had seen no evidence that the Iranian leader had changed his 2003 decision to suspend the nuclear weapons program.
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“We believe that the Supreme Leader has not made a decision to resume the nuclear weapons program that Iran suspended in 2003,” the ODNI representative said, referring to Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The intelligence assessment is said to help explain U.S. opposition to any Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities in response to Tehran's ballistic missile attack last week.
Following the missile attack, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, but did not explain why he came to that conclusion.
At the same time, his comments drew harsh criticism from Republicans, including former President Donald Trump.
U.S. officials have long acknowledged that trying to destroy Iran's nuclear program could only delay the country's efforts to build a nuclear bomb and even strengthen Tehran's resolve to do so. question.
“We are all watching this space very closely,” the Biden administration spokesman emphasized.
