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Trump Insists Iran’s Nuclear Sites Were ‘Obliterated’ as U.S. Intel Flags Incomplete Damage

Having halted IAEA inspections, Iran faces renewed U.S. bombing threats if it attempts to replenish its enrichment sites.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, June 27, 2025 - President Trump addressed Iran, the "Big, Beautiful Bill" and tariffs.
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Overview

  • Operation Midnight Hammer deployed 125 aircraft, including B-2 bombers with 30,000-pound bunker busters, against Iran’s underground enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
  • President Trump and Pentagon officials maintain the strikes completely destroyed all three facilities and set Iran’s nuclear program back by years.
  • An NBC News-reported U.S. intelligence assessment finds only Fordow was heavily damaged, with Natanz and Isfahan capable of resuming enrichment within months.
  • Iran insists its program is solely civilian, has acknowledged severe damage only at Fordow and has suspended IAEA on-site inspections that verify site conditions.
  • The fate of more than 400 kg of enriched uranium remains unclear amid conflicting Iranian and Israeli accounts, though the IAEA reports no off-site radiation increases.