Israel says Iran's nuclear programme was set back years, but initial US battle assessment casts doubt on public comments

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32212238

By MEE staff Published date: 24 June 2025 22:12 BST
Last update:~17:20 EDT

"CNN reported on Tuesday that an initial assessment of the strikes by the US Defence Intelligence Agency was that the main components of Iran’s nuclear programme were intact and likely only set back by months.

This flies in the face of Trump saying that the US air strikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme. The White House trumpeted its bombing of Iran’s Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz enrichment complexes as a major military feat that surprised Iran."

  • shrugs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    4 days ago

    …was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN in a statement.

    USA has become such a fucking joke…

    • mhague@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      The way they talk and run the government is like kids playing with this:

      Except the kids have horrific parents and think screaming and throwing pans is how adulting works.