US EditionEarly Assessment Says Iran’s Nuclear Sites Damaged but Not Destroyed
- The US military launched Operation Midnight Hammer on June 22, 2025, targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan with bunker buster bombs.
- This strike followed Israeli air attacks and warnings of an imminent Iranian bomb, amid escalating tensions that led to a surprise ceasefire brokered by President Trump and Qatar on June 24.
- Satellite images showed crater damage and collapsed tunnel entrances at Fordow but left some key infrastructure intact, while Iranian officials said uranium stocks were moved prior to attacks.
- The Defense Intelligence Agency issued a low-confidence report assessing that while some infrastructure was destroyed, Iran’s nuclear program could be restored within months, contradicting Trump’s claim of total obliteration.
- The partial setback to Iran’s nuclear activities raises doubts about future US military options, while the ceasefire has prompted regional cautious optimism and a halt in air strikes for now.
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Leaked US intelligence suggests Iran's nuclear sites are damaged, not destroyed - Overpasses For America
A classified report reviewing bomb damage at Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities has allegedly cast doubt on United States President Donald Trump’s claims the sites have been “obliterated”. A preliminary assessment reportedly leaked from the Pentagon’s intelligence arm — the Defence Intelligence Agency — found the heavily fortified halls holding most of Iran’s centrifuges remain structurally sound. The enriched-uranium stockpil…
Pentagon: Trump's Strikes on Iran Did Not Destroy Nuclear Sites
U.S. military strikes ordered by President Donald Trump over the weekend failed to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, according to early Pentagon intelligence — directly contradicting Trump’s claim that the attacks “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites. According to a report by CNN citing four individuals briefed on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) initial analysis, the bombing may have set Iran’s nuclear efforts back by …
Trump admin officials slam leaked bomb damage assessment indicating Iran could restart nuclear program within months: ‘Completely preposterous’
Trump administration officials on Tuesday slammed a leaked preliminary intelligence assessment of the damage done to Iran’s nuclear facilities by weekend US airstrikes that the president has touted as a massive success.
US intelligence contradicts Trump, says Iran’s nuclear sites intact after attacks
A preliminary US intelligence assessment suggests that the American airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities failed to dismantle the core elements of the Iranian peaceful nuclear program, contradicting the claims made by President Donald Trump and his aides.
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Denver GazetteEarly assessment says Iran’s nuclear sites damaged but not destroyed
BEIRUT — An initial damage assessment by the Pentagon said U.S. military strikes over the weekend failed to fully destroy Iranian nuclear sites, and that Iran’s nuclear program had suffered a setback that amounted to a few months.
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