Iran's deputy foreign minister said that despite a lack of trust in Washington after the U.S. caused "serious" damage to its nuclear facilities, Tehran was still open to diplomacy.

US airstrikes on Iran set back the regime’s nuclear program between one to two years, but likely “closer to two,” the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Wednesday. “Our assessment of the battle damage around Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan remains unchanged,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters during a press briefing.