US EditionTrump doubles down on claim Iran strike ‘completely destroyed’ nuclear sites
IRAN, JUL 19 – US strikes on June 22 severely damaged Iran's Fordo nuclear site but assessments differ on damage to Natanz and Isfahan, with some facilities potentially repairable within months.
- In a one-night strike, the United States Air Force targeted Iran's nuclear sites on June 22, with officials said that one site was largely destroyed, while two others could be repaired in months.
- Amid Tehran’s resumed enrichment, Iran enriched uranium to 60% at Fordo, beyond civilian needs, prompting concerns about nuclear escalation.
- NBC News reported only one of the three sites was mostly destroyed, NBC News report, indicating conflicting damage assessments.
- In praise of the strike, Israeli military official Gen. Effi Defrin said, `I can say here that the assessment is that we significantly damaged the nuclear program, and I can also say that we set it back by years, I repeat, years.`
- Despite the strikes, the fate of enriched uranium remains uncertain, with experts estimate Iran holds over 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium and the IAEA found uranium particles at Fordo enriched to 83.7% purity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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www.ertnews.grIf Tehran wants to restart enrichment, it would be better to start from scratch, he wrote in Truth Social.
U.S. President Donald Trump insisted this Saturday that his country’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities “destroyed them completely,” following a report that indicated that some were still standing. On his Truth Social platform, Trump reiterated his frequent assertion that “the three nuclear facilities in Iran were completely destroyed and/or razed.” The president also stated that “it would take years to put them back into operation and if Ira…
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In the discussion of the Nation, André Ventura said that he had agreed, but Luis Montenegro failed. Still in this newspaper, Donald Trump once again claimed that Iran's nuclear programme was "completely destroyed".
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