When Israeli aircraft recently struck a uranium-enrichment complex in the nation, Iran could have been days away from achieving “breakout,” the ability to quickly turn “yellowcake” uranium into bomb-grade fuel,

Iran has rapidly escalated production of fissile material in the past six months and is producing around one nuclear weapon’s worth of 60% highly enriched uranium a month, principally at its Fordow site.

Parts of Iran's uranium enrichment facility at its Natanz plant, which was attacked by Israel in the early morning hours of Friday, were destroyed, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).