US Intelligence Disputes Trump's Iran Strikes Claims
(MENAFN) A preliminary evaluation by US intelligence revealed that recent military actions on three Iranian nuclear facilities did not succeed in destroying vital elements of Iran's nuclear program.
According to a news agency’s report on Tuesday, the strikes likely only delayed the program’s progress by a few months.
This assessment was conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), a key agency within the US Department of Defense, and was based on a battle damage evaluation carried out by US Central Command following the early Sunday morning attacks.
Although the analysis is still ongoing and may evolve with the arrival of more data, it contradicts President Donald Trump's repeated statements that the strikes had completely destroyed the Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities.
In public remarks, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed the US military strikes "obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons."
Trump later echoed these sentiments on his Truth Social account, stating, “Based on everything we have seen — and I’ve seen it all — our bombing campaign obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons,” quoting Hegseth's statement.
Hegseth also emphasized the scale of the operation, adding that “The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.”
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