Strikes on Iran set back its nuclear program only several months, sources say
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US Intel: Trump's Strikes Didn't Destroy Iran Nuclear Program
Above: Satellite imagery reveals several craters at the northeastern perimeter of the Fordow complex on June 24, 2025. Image copyright: Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
This is a deliberate attempt to undermine Trump and one of the most successful military operations in history. If 14 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs hit their target perfectly, total obliteration is the only possible outcome, so there can be no doubt that Iran's nuclear facilities have been completely destroyed. Military strength is the only language Tehran understands, and only the overwhelming success of Trump's military operation opened the way for a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
Anti-Trump narrative
These findings only confirm existing evaluations that the strikes failed to achieve their goal of destroying Iran's nuclear facilities, the stockpile of enriched uranium was evacuated beforehand, and the centrifuges can be put back into operation within a few months. Not only was the Trump administration's military operation a massive failure, but whatever is said or written cannot hide the fact that Iran has won a major victory over the U.S. and Israel and will continue to defend its right to a peaceful nuclear program.