According to TechFlow, the final military and intelligence assessment will be crucial to the future Iran nuclear negotiation strategy as the Trump administration shifts from military strikes against Iran to diplomatic negotiations. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff needs to use this final battlefield damage assessment to formulate US diplomatic strategy.
Despite President Trump's claim that Iran's nuclear program has been "totally destroyed," the Defense Intelligence Agency's initial assessment shows that the attack did not destroy core components of the country's nuclear program. Former officials stressed that even if the facilities were severely damaged, it does not mean that the nuclear program itself has been completely destroyed.
Experts say that future negotiations with Iran should prioritize the return of the UN nuclear watchdog. However, Iran's parliament has suspended cooperation with the IAEA over its role in the US and Israeli attacks. As the IAEA gets less and less information, there are huge gaps in the world's understanding of Iran's nuclear stockpile, especially about the location of Iran's enriched uranium.