US President Trump's assertions that recent military strikes severely disrupted Iran's nuclear program run counter to a secret intelligence report from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). While Trump claimed significant long-term setbacks, the DIA indicates that the strikes only postponed Iran's nuclear capabilities by a few months, with important sites remaining intact. The document notes that while some entrances to underground facilities were blocked, critical nuclear stockpiles were likely moved before the strikes. This discrepancy between public statements and internal assessments has led to accusations of misinformation from the Trump administration.
Trump has insisted that the nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan were obliterated by a combination of bunker busting and conventional bombs. However, an intelligence report indicates the strikes only set back the program by months.
According to a preliminary report prepared by the DIA, rather than obliterating Iran's nuclear programme, the US bombings had only set it back by a few months.
The DIA's five-page report now estimates this to be delayed by less than six months, indicating that US strikes blocked the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse the underground facilities.
Trump and his administration's senior officials are dismissing the intelligence report and calling the reporting over the DIA's assessment as fake news.
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