Overview

• The U.S. carried out precision airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites using B-2 bombers and 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs over the weekend.
• A preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency assessment said the strikes failed to eliminate enriched uranium stocks and may have delayed Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.
• President Trump and White House officials vehemently dismissed the intelligence leak as “fake news” and demanded apologies from CNN and MSNBC for questioning the operation’s success.
• Trump accused leading networks of denigrating the B-2 pilots and attacked them as “scum” and “gutless losers” during a White House lawn exchange before departing for a NATO summit.
• Despite concerns over the strike’s effectiveness, the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel has held after an initial breach and diplomatic efforts continue.