An Iranian government official said they had “taken the necessary measures” to ensure it could continue its nuclear program following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on their facilities.

“We have taken the necessary measures and are taking stock of the damage” caused by the strikes, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, said in a statement aired on state television on Tuesday.

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“Plans for restarting (the facilities) have been prepared in advance, and our strategy is to ensure that production and services are not disrupted,” he added.

The U.S. military targeted the Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz uranium facilities over the weekend, while the Israelis have struck a much broader array of targets throughout the country over the last two weeks. Both countries said Iran’s nuclear program posed a grave threat.

President Donald Trump announced the brokering of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran on Monday, though he blamed both sides on Tuesday morning for last-second attacks that threatened to bring down the agreement.

“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” he said, adding, “ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

“IRAN WILL NEVER REBUILD THEIR NUCLEAR FACILITIES!” the president added.

The comments from Eslami, which contradict Trump, suggest that Iran still has the desire to pursue its nuclear program despite the damage it sustained over the last two weeks since Israel began its attack.

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. operation resulted in “extremely severe damage.” He also said it’s “way too early” to assess if Iran still has nuclear capabilities.

If Iran does move to push to restart its nuclear program, it could ruin the tenuous ceasefire and restart the conflict with either the U.S. and/or Israel.

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Iran continues to have the capabilities to conduct large military attacks despite the U.S. and Israeli operations. Tehran launched a barrage of missiles “shortly before the ceasefire was due to take effect,” the Israeli prime minister’s office said in a statement.

Also on Monday, shortly before the president announced the impending ceasefire agreement, Iran fired short and medium-range ballistic missiles targeting al Udeid Air Base, a U.S. Air Force base in Qatar. No one was hurt in the attack that appeared largely symbolic, given the Iranians gave the U.S. “early notice,” according to Trump.