US EditionDisputed Damage: The Truth Behind U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Program
- U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites occurred on June 21, 2025, targeting Isfahan and other locations amid the Iran-Israel conflict.
- These strikes followed years of diminishing IAEA access after Iran removed surveillance cameras in 2022 and suspended cooperation this week over agency chief Rafael Grossi's role.
- President Donald Trump and White House officials asserted the strikes completely obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program, while some U.S. intelligence assessments and intercepted Iranian communications suggest the damage may only delay the program by months.
- Trump told Fox News Sunday that the strikes halted Iran's nuclear ambitions "at least temporarily," while the White House communications director Karoline Leavitt declared that Iran's nuclear weapons program has ended.
- Officials emphasize that a full accounting of Iran's residual capabilities requires on-site inspections and cooperation to inform future diplomacy and possible verifiable agreements.
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However, serious doubts may be raised as to the sincerity of Iranian officials in such exchanges, which remain unreliable indicators.
Intercepted communications reveal Iran sought to downplay damage from US strikes: Report
President Donald Trump has stated that the strikes 'completely and totally obliterated' Iran's nuclear capabilities. However, US officials have noted that a full evaluation of the damage will require additional time
How to Assess the Damage of the Iran Strikes
In August 1941, the British government received a very unwelcome piece of analysis from an economist named David Miles Bensusan-Butt. A careful review of photographs suggested that the Royal Air Force’s Bomber Command was having trouble hitting targets in Germany and France; in fact, only one in three pilots who claimed to have attacked the targets seemed to have dropped their bombs within five miles of the sites. The Butt report is a landmark i…
Disputed Damage: The Truth Behind U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Program
Intercepted communications from Iran suggest minimal damage from U.S. strikes on its nuclear program, contradicting U.S. claims of obliteration. The credibility of these intercepts is under question. While the White House dismisses the report, uncertainty remains about the true impact of the military action.
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