Tehran, July 2 -- In an interview with CBS News, as reported by The Hill on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged that the US bombing of Iran's key Fordo nuclear site has "seriously and heavily damaged" the facility.

"No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordo. That being said, what we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged," Araghchi said in the interview, which took place in Iran and was broadcast in two parts on Monday and Tuesday. "We need to wait and see if they are able to be relaunched or if they will be relaunched," he added.

According to The Hill, Araghchi noted that "The Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently undertaking evaluat...