JUN 27, 2025 JLM 81ยฐF 09:19 AM 02:19 AM EST
Report: US airstrikes only set back Iran nuke program by months

After President Trump railed against reports questioning the impact of US airstrikes on Iranโ€™s nuclear program, sources claim that US intel assesses that bombings inflicted only moderate damage

A new report published Wednesday morning claims that American airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities inflicted only moderate damage on the country’s nuclear program, setting it back by several months.

On Tuesday, a visibly frustrated President Donald Trump lashed out at media reports claiming that B-2 stealth bomber strikes on Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz failed to cause crippling damage to Iran’s nuclear program.

“CNN is scum and so is MSDNC,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to depart Washington for a NATO meeting at The Hague, mocking the MSNBC cable news network. “They‘re all! And frankly, the networks aren’t much better. It’s all fake news!”

“I think it‘s been completely demolished. I think the reason we‘re here is because those pilots, those B-2 pilots, did an unbelievable job,” Trump said when asked to respond to reports that Iran managed to preserve much of its uranium stockpile.

“And, you know, the fake news – like CNN in particular – they‘re trying to say, ‘Well, I agree that it was destroyed, but maybe not that destroyed.’ You know what they‘re doing. They’re really hurting great pilots that put their lives on the line.”

A day later, however, Reuters published another report challenging the Trump administration’s claim of having effectively destroyed Iran’s nuclear program.

Citing three sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, the report claimed that a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment suggests that the strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by several months.

The report does not name the agency behind the alleged assessment. The United States Intelligence Community includes 18 separate agencies and organizations.

Seven American B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators – 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs – on Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow in strikes over the weekend.

Iran has not disclosed the extent of the damage to the three sites, though satellite imagery shows signs of impact points and terrain cracks which analysts have claimed points to significant damage.

However, some reports claim Iran transferred much of its enriched uranium stockpile out of the three facilities prior to the attacks.

Prior to the beginning of the Israeli attacks on Iran, the United Nations agency charged with regulating nuclear energy estimated that the Islamic republic had a large enough stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity to build 9 – 10 atomic bombs, if enriched to 90%.

PHOTO: B-2 Spirit drops a GBU-57A/B Massive Ordinance Penetrator. (YouTube/Screenshot) Use according to Section 27 A

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[Anonymous]
Check before you repeat the news media from the US. I appreciate that you have already published a rebuttal of this story. Itโ€™s by the same people who claimed Hunter Biden was innocent
Aliza Circle 21:49 25.06.2025
Thank God that Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and the United States ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ are working side by side and decided to once and for all attack Iran.
[Anonymous] 15:14 25.06.2025
Canโ€™t believe Newsreal is repeating leftist propaganda! Are they going to repeat Hamasโ€™s death figures next?!
[Anonymous] 13:59 25.06.2025
Total propaganda. The left approves of nothing Trump does. Typical democrat dogma.
Sharon Faulkner 12:56 25.06.2025
With people who ass kiss the lying Left like Carolina D and Petr zpaula no wonder no one wants to help Israel. No I wants to keep the war going to keep his ass in power and out of jail
Iris Longtime 12:55 25.06.2025
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Sharon Faulkner 12:54 25.06.2025
CNN and Reuters you have got to be kidding. They are both in the pocket of the islamophasist as their whole party is. The sites was totally destroyed end of story
Sharon Faulkner 12:53 25.06.2025
This crap came from CNN and you know how accurate they are. And as for Carolina d I would suggest that she gets off her anti Trump kick because without Trump Israel is toast.
Joe Cross 12:29 25.06.2025
The big question is, who is leaking these classified reports? These people must be located and dealt with. The leftist want the US to fail because they think it will hurt Trump and help them.๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Karolina De 12:15 25.06.2025
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DID NOT COMPLETE THE JOB. TRUMP THE REALESTATE PLAYBOY WANTS HIS NOBLE PRIZE AS THE MESSIAH
Pete Pala 11:33 25.06.2025
And if it needs.ore gbu57s so be it. I personally didn't believe a few strikes would ctack the egg open.
Pete Pala 11:32 25.06.2025
Well clearly the place has to surveyed,robotically I hope.
[Anonymous] 10:47 25.06.2025
Democrats canโ€™t stand it if Americans have success. They are Debbie Downers. Now it looks like they might be trying to destroy NYC.
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