JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “historic victory” against Iran despite a US intelligence report concluding that American strikes set back Tehran’s nuclear program by just a few months.
Iran and Israel agreed a ceasefire on Tuesday ending 12 days of tit-for-tat strikes, after US President Donald Trump joined the conflict with bunker-busting bombs at the weekend that he said destroyed key Iranian nuclear sites.
A classified preliminary US intelligence report however, concluded that American strikes on Iran set back its nuclear program by just a few months.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the authenticity of the assessment but said it was “flat-out wrong.”
In an address to the nation after the ceasefire announcement, Netanyahu said “Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
