The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades.

The chief of the UN's nuclear watchdog has warned that Iran could be capable of restarting production of enriched uranium "in a matter of months"

Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear watchdog, stated that recent US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities did not cause lasting damage. He warned that Iran could quickly resume uranium enrichment,