A Pentagon assessment reveals that US airstrikes on Iran delayed Tehran’s nuclear program but failed to destroy it completely.
The airstrikes targeted key nuclear facilities—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan—using powerful bunker-busting bombs during the surprise military operation.
According to intelligence reports, the attacks damaged surface infrastructure, while Iran’s centrifuges and uranium stockpiles remain mostly intact.
Despite two entrances being sealed and limited disruption, the underground nuclear components reportedly avoided significant destruction or long-term impairment.
The White House strongly disputed the Pentagon’s assessment, dismissing it as misinformation leaked by a low-level intelligence source.
President Donald Trump insisted that US airstrikes on Iran obliterated the country’s nuclear weapons-making capacity completely and decisively.
Trump described the Pentagon’s findings as a media attempt to downplay one of America’s most successful military missions ever.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed Trump’s view, claiming the operation eliminated Iran’s ability to build nuclear weapons entirely.
However, Congressman Brad Sherman expressed doubt, citing unclear intelligence on whether uranium stockpiles were neutralized during the strikes.
Sherman emphasized the difference between damaging facilities and permanently eliminating Iran’s enriched uranium or centrifuge systems.
Iran claims it suffered no major loss because the nuclear sites were evacuated and sensitive material had been relocated.
Satellite images showed craters and surface damage, but underground structures at Fordo appeared largely untouched by the bombs.
David Albright, a nuclear expert, said that though disrupted, Iran’s nuclear program remains rebuildable with time and resources.
In retaliation for the US airstrikes on Iran, Iran launched missiles at Al-Udeid Base in Qatar, causing no casualties.
Despite conflicting reports, both Washington and Tel Aviv hailed the operation as a strategic victory over Iran’s nuclear ambition.
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