According to a CNN report citing four sources briefed on an early intelligence assessment, U.S. strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities last weekend caused serious aboveground damage but failed to destroy the core components of Iran\u2019s nuclear program. The preliminary analysis from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) suggests the operation may have set back Iran\u2019s program by only a few months, contradicting President Trump\u2019s repeated claims that the strikes had \u201ccompletely and totally obliterated\u201d Iran\u2019s enrichment capacity. Officials confirmed Iran\u2019s uranium stockpile remains intact and centrifuges at key sites, including Fordow and Natanz, are largely undamaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House has dismissed the leaked DIA assessment, calling it \u201cflat-out wrong\u201d and accusing a \u201clow-level loser\u201d of leaking classified information. While Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have praised the strikes as a resounding success, other military and intelligence leaders\u2014such as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine\u2014have cautioned it is too early to determine the full impact. Analysts note that key nuclear infrastructure, particularly deeply buried facilities, may remain operational, and that Iran could rapidly resume its program. Meanwhile, bipartisan briefings to Congress on the operation have been delayed, prompting criticism from lawmakers seeking clarity on the mission\u2019s objectives and outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to a CNN report citing four sources briefed on an early intelligence assessment, U.S. strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities last weekend caused serious aboveground damage but failed to destroy the core components of Iran\u2019s nuclear program. The preliminary analysis from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) suggests the operation may have set back Iran\u2019s program […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,23,22],"tags":[45,62,63],"class_list":["post-1148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-news","category-u-s","category-world","tag-iran","tag-nuclear","tag-u-s"],"yoast_head":"\n