Impact of US strike on Iran sparks debate: No permanent damage to nuclear program
It has been alleged that the airstrikes conducted by the US on nuclear facilities in Iran did not completely halt Tehran's nuclear program, but only caused a short-term delay.
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According to an early intelligence report prepared by the US Defense Intelligence Agency and leaked to CNN, the strikes carried out over the weekend did not cause permanent damage to Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Three sources familiar with the matter stated that the strikes did not destroy Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles and that the majority of the centrifuges remained intact. According to this assessment, the US operation set back Iran's nuclear activities by at most a few months.
The five-page preliminary report stated that, contrary to the claims of US officials, Iran's nuclear facilities were not completely destroyed and the nuclear program could be delayed by at most six months. The report also included the possibility that Iran may have moved a large portion of its enriched uranium to safer and more secret facilities before the attack. Officials emphasized that these findings are based on initial assessments and may change as new information becomes available.
The White House, while acknowledging the existence of the intelligence report in question, stated that it does not agree with its content. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, "Everyone knows what 14 13-ton bombs dropped perfectly on their targets will do, complete destruction." Leavitt argued that the leaking of the report was intended to humiliate President Trump.
US President Donald Trump announced on June 21 that attacks had been carried out on Iran's nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan using B-2 bombers, and claimed that these attacks had "completely and totally destroyed" Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity.
HARSH MESSAGES FROM ISRAEL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video message released via social media, threatened to carry out new attacks if Iran continues its nuclear program. Netanyahu said, "Iran will not have a nuclear weapon." Furthermore, he evaluated the US attack on Iran as the result of diplomatic efforts conducted with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and thanked US President Trump for his support.
Following the entry into force of the ceasefire, Israel announced that it had targeted a radar station in Tehran, claiming that Iran had violated the ceasefire. The Israeli press reported that Israeli warplanes left the region following the attack.
TRUMP: I AM NOT PLEASED WITH IRAN AND ISRAEL
US President Trump had announced that a ceasefire had begun following 12 days of clashes between Israel and Iran. However, Trump stated that both Iran and Israel had broken the ceasefire, saying, "I am not pleased with them. I am not pleased with Iran either, but I am not at all happy with what Israel did this morning."