▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Moh amed ▁El Bar ade i ▁repeated ▁that , ▁even ▁assuming ▁Iran ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁nuclear ▁bomb , ▁they ▁would ▁require ▁" between ▁another ▁three ▁and ▁eight ▁years ▁to ▁succeed ", ▁an ▁assess ment ▁shared ▁by ▁" all ▁the ▁intelligence ▁services ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Int elligence ▁Est imate ▁( re present ing ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁view ▁of ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁American ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ) ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁" high ▁level ▁of ▁confidence " ▁that ▁Iran ▁had ▁halt ed ▁its ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁" with ▁moder ate ▁confidence " ▁that ▁the ▁program ▁remained ▁fro zen ▁as ▁of ▁mid - 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁new ▁estimate ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁en rich ment ▁program ▁could ▁still ▁provide ▁Iran ▁with ▁enough ▁raw ▁material ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapon ▁som etime ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁next ▁de cade , ▁but ▁that ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁" do ▁not ▁know ▁whether ▁it ▁currently ▁int ends ▁to ▁develop ▁nuclear ▁weapons " ▁at ▁some ▁future ▁date . ▁Iran ian ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Man ou che hr ▁M ott aki ▁said ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁report ▁was ▁" true ▁and ▁positive ," ▁but ▁denied ▁its ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁Iran ▁having ▁had ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁before ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Russia ▁has ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁proof ▁Iran ▁has ▁ever