Dopo mesi di rinvio sembra sia stato completato (e già diffuso) il nuovo National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) sul nucleare iraniano. L'ultimo, molto discusso, è stato prodotto nel 2007 ed affermava, in estrema sintesi, quanto segue:

" We assess with high confidence that until fall 2003, Iranian military entities were working under government direction to develop nuclear weapons. 
• We judge with high confidence that the halt lasted at least several years.  (Because of intelligence gaps discussed elsewhere in this Estimate, however, DOE and the NIC assess with only moderate confidence that the halt to those activities represents a halt to Iran's entire nuclear weapons program.) 
• We assess with moderate confidence Tehran had not restarted its nuclear weapons program as of mid-2007, but we do not know whether it currently intends to develop nuclear weapons. 
• We continue to assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Iran does not currently have a nuclear weapon.   
• Tehran’s decision to halt its nuclear weapons program suggests it is less determined to develop nuclear weapons than we have been judging since 2005.  Our assessment that the program probably was halted primarily in response to international pressure suggests Iran may be more vulnerable to influence on the issue than we judged previously"

Josh Rogin riporta voci secondo le quali il nuovo NIE, distribuito ad alcuni decisori, giungerebbe a conclusioni differenti dal precedente.
Vedremo gli sviluppi.