US EditionQuestions Around Success of Iran Strikes Spark Fears on Capitol Hill
- The United States and Israel carried out coordinated airstrikes last weekend on Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities, notably targeting the Fordow site.
- This operation came after Iran's parliament voted to halt engagement with the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency amid rising nuclear tensions.
- Israeli and U.S. officials asserted the strikes inflicted severe damage, delaying Iran's nuclear program by years, while some intelligence reports suggested only a short setback.
- President Trump described the strikes as a “virtual obliteration” of Iran's nuclear sites, calling media reports questioning this 'fake news' and accusing them of demeaning the pilots involved.
- The strikes heighten geopolitical tensions as Iran vows to advance its nuclear efforts and officials from various parties urge reassessment and monitoring of the program's status.
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Were Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Sites Successful? National Security Expert Explains
By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | June 26, 2025 Preliminary after-action reports following U.S. military operations are standard, but “almost always wrong,” according to President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser. The effectiveness of U.S. strikes Saturday on Iran’s three primary nuclear facilities was called into question in reporting from CNN and The New York Times that was based on a leaked initial Defense Intelligen…
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Senators diverge sharply on damage done by Iran strikes after classified briefing
WASHINGTON — Senators emerged from a classified briefing Thursday with sharply diverging assessments of President Donald Trump’s bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites, with Republicans calling the mission a clear success and Democrats expressing deep skepticism. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came to Capitol Hill to give the c…
Senators clash after intel briefing about US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities
Senate Democrats and Republicans emerged from an intelligence briefing Thursday with differing views on the success of U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.President Donald Trump has insisted the strikes obliterated Irans nuclear capabilities, despite a leaked preliminary intelligence report suggesting the program may have only been delayed by a few months.I do not think the president was telling the truth when he said this program wa…
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