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Did US strikes succeed at crippling Iran's leverage in negotiations?

Damage from US strikes on Isfahan nuclear site

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Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei have all declared victory following a 13-day war that ended with US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

But the leak of a preliminary Pentagon intel report has raised questions about whether the US Air Force successfully destroyed core components of Iran’s nuclear program.

The US president has said talks with Iran will take place next week. If Iran retains some of its advanced enrichment capability, what comes next?

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