Or were in compliance. Or weren't interested. Whatever the verbiage, that's the takeaway.
The last ODNI report from 7/24 was cautious and also a bit misleading:
Here's the text that isn't the statutory requirement for the report:
IRAN’S NUCLEAR AND MISSILE ACTIVITY
There has been a notable increase this year in Iranian public statements about nuclear
weapons, suggesting the topic is becoming less taboo. Since 2020, Iran has repeatedly stated that
it is no longer constrained by any Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) limits, expanded
its nuclear program, reduced International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) monitoring, and
undertaken activities that better position it to produce a nuclear device, if it chooses to do so.
• Iran uses its nuclear program for negotiation leverage and to respond to perceived
international pressure. During the past year, it has modulated its production and
inventory of 60-percent uranium. Tehran has said it would restore JCPOA limits if
the United States fulfilled its JCPOA commitments and the IAEA closed its
outstanding safeguards investigations.
• Iran continues to increase the size of its uranium stockpile, increase its enrichment
capacity, and develop, manufacture, and operate advanced centrifuges. Tehran has
the infrastructure and experience to quickly produce weapons-grade uranium, at
multiple facilities, if it chooses to do so.
• Iran probably will consider installing more advanced centrifuges, further increasing
its enriched uranium stockpile, or enriching uranium up to 90 percent in response to
additional sanctions, attacks, or censure against its nuclear program.
Iran has the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the region and continues to
emphasize improving the accuracy, lethality, and reliability of these systems. Iran probably is
incorporating lessons learned from its missile and unmanned aerial vehicle attack against Israel
in April. Meanwhile, Iran’s work on space-launch vehicles—including its Simorgh—probably
would shorten the timeline to produce an intercontinental ballistic missile, if it decided to
develop one, because the systems use similar technologies.
Boldface is mine. The text was issued by President Biden's administration. Note the telling use of "modulated" for "increased," which is both true and implied. But downplayed. New is the "better positioned" and "quickly produce weapons-grade uranium." Notable is the bit about their not being interested in developing a bomb. Sometimes it's the dog that doesn't bark that's the worry.
Note that this report's issuance was delayed and this is just the unclassified portion. The unclassified ODNI report was issued on 7/23, late, and one working day after a bombshell of news was dropped the evening of 7/21.
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