Trump angered by nuclear attack claims
US President Trump denied press reports that attacks on Iran were unsuccessful. Stating that "nuclear facilities were completely destroyed," Trump targeted the media outlets that reported the story.
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US President Donald Trump has categorically denied reports that US attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran were ineffective. Following claims in the American press, Trump made a statement on his social media account, using the phrase "nuclear facilities in Iran were completely destroyed" and reacting harshly to the media outlets that published the story.
Reports in leading US publications claimed that recent attacks on Iran did not stop Tehran's nuclear program, but only set it back by a few months. The reports, citing US intelligence sources, alleged that strategic nuclear facilities such as Fordo were targeted, but that these attacks were not sufficient to completely destroy Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
'COMPLETELY DESTROYED'
The statement Trump released via his Truth Social platform is as follows:
"Fake news, CNN has teamed up with the failing New York Times (NYT) in an attempt to disparage one of the most successful military strikes in history. The nuclear facilities in Iran were completely destroyed! Both the NYT and CNN are being slammed by the public."