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In 2025, after the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Donald Trump claimed that all three targeted sites sustained "extremely severe damage and destruction".[1] Natanz nuclear site had been destroyed while Fordow and Isfahan suffered "major damage".[2] However the leak of a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report assessed that damage to Iranian nuclear facilities from U.S. airstrikes didn’t significantly set back Iran’s nuclear program.[3] The report said the US military strikes did not destroy the core components of Iran’s nuclear program, including the centrifuges and the stockpile of enriched uranium, and the damage caused can be fixed in a few months.[4][5][6][7] Per the report, "it is estimated that the attack only set Iran back 'a few months, tops', and that any resumption of its nuclear programme may be based on how long it takes the country to dig out and make repairs."[8] This assessment matches with what Iran said, that the sites sustained "quite superficial" damage with no irreversible harm.[9][10] The White House said that the leaked U.S. intelligence on Iran Strikes was "Flat-Out Wrong" and that it was classified as "top secret" but was still leaked to CNN by an "anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community".[11][8]

Aftermath

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The report made Trump take aim at the news media and the intelligence community, reigniting feuds that dominated Trump's first term in office.[12] Donald Trump spent the next NATO summit he attended trying to rebut this US intel assessment about strikes on Iran.[13][14] The White House cited an assessment from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, which said “the devastating US strike on Fordo destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable.” “We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran’s military nuclear program, has set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.”[12] Top congressional Democrats were furious over Trump's decision to limit intelligence sharing with Capitol Hill after the leaks about the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What we know about US air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites". BBC News. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "Natanz nuclear site destroyed, Isfahan, Fordow severely damaged by US strikes, sources say". The Jerusalem Post. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Pentagon launches probe into Iran strike intel leak". POLITICO. June 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary (June 24, 2025). "Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Iran nuclear sites". New York Times. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "US strikes may have set back Iran nuclear program only months, sources say". Reuters. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ Doherty, Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,Christina Wilkie,Spencer Kimball,Laya Neelakandan,Erin (June 24, 2025). "Israel-Iran live updates: U.S. strikes failed to destroy 'core pieces' of Tehran's nuclear program, intel report says". CNBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says intelligence assessment". www.bbc.com. June 25, 2025.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Allegra; Mezzofiore, Gianluca; Edwards, Christian; Bordeaux, Thomas; Yeung, Jessie (June 22, 2025). "How badly have US strikes damaged Iran's nuclear facilities? Here's what to know". CNN. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "Satellite images show damage from US strikes on Iran's Fordow nuclear site". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "White House Says Leaked U.S. Intelligence on Iran Strikes Is 'Flat-Out Wrong'". NOTUS. June 24, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "President Trump's team rages against leaked Iran intel report".
  13. ^ Liptak, Kevin (June 25, 2025). "Trump spends NATO summit trying to rebut early US intel assessment about strikes on Iran | CNN Politics". CNN.
  14. ^ "Donald Trump slams intelligence report on Iran strikes, compares to WWII atomic bombs".
  15. ^ Solender, Stephen Neukam,Andrew (June 25, 2025). "Democrats rage as Trump limits classified intel sharing with Congress". Axios.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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