A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear programme has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.
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The early intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday (June 23, 2025) contradicts statements from Mr. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The people were not authorised to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday (June 21, 2025) strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, they were not totally destroyed.
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