The war between Israel and Iran in June caused less damage to Tehran's nuclear program than previously believed, according to Middle East officials and experts, The New York Times reported Sunday.
The experts said this makes another armed conflict between the two countries only a matter of time, according to the report.
"Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, enough to make 11 nuclear weapons, is either buried under rubble, as Iran claims, or has been spirited away to a safe place, as Israeli officials believe," the report stated.
In addition, he report said many in the Gulf believe another Israeli attack is "almost inevitable," as Iran is intensively working on a new enrichment site that it refuses to open to international inspectors.
Moreover, the Times quotes Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, as saying that Tehran has greatly increased its missile production, working around the clock to be able to "fire 2,000 at once to overwhelm Israeli defenses, not 500 over 12 days," as occurred during the war over the summer, in which 28 Israelis were killed.
Vaez added that "Israel feels the job is unfinished and sees no reason not to resume the conflict, so Iran is doubling down preparedness for the next round."
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