https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-spy-chief-uncertain-where-irans-remaining-h...French spy chief:
Uncertain where Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium is located
Nicolas Lerner says nuclear program set back several months, could continue covertly;
French diplomatic source: European powers may restore UN sanctions on Iran if no deal reached
The head of France’s foreign intelligence service said Tuesday that some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stocks were destroyed by American and Israeli strikes, but there was no certainty on where the rest was now located until UN nuclear inspectors were let back into Iran.
Speaking in an interview on LCI television, Nicolas Lerner, who heads the DGSE, said Iran’s nuclear program was “very, very delayed” by the strikes. Asked how long the nuclear program was set back, he said it had been delayed by several months.
Lerner said there was a possibility Iran could press ahead with a clandestine nuclear program with smaller enrichment capacities.
“That’s why France is so attached to finding a diplomatic solution to this nuclear crisis,” he said.
By Agencies and ToI Staff
9 July 2025, 12:41 am