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    Home - War and Conflict - CIA chief says Iran nuclear site ‘severely damaged’ by US strikes despite leaked report claiming the impact was minimal
    War and Conflict Updated:June 26, 2025

    CIA chief says Iran nuclear site ‘severely damaged’ by US strikes despite leaked report claiming the impact was minimal

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    CIA chief says Iran nuclear site ‘severely damaged’ by US strikes despite leaked report claiming the impact was minimal

    Cliff Notes – CIA Director comes out to defend Trump

    • CIA Director John Ratcliffe asserted that a US operation significantly damaged Iran’s nuclear programme, claiming several key sites are now destroyed and will take years to rebuild.
    • This statement contradicts a leaked US Defence Intelligence Agency report suggesting that the attack only marginally set back Iran’s capabilities by a few months.
    • President Trump vehemently dismissed the leaked report as “fake news,” maintaining that the US military successfully obliterated the targets involved.

    CIA chief says Iran nuclear site ‘severely damaged’ by US strikes – despite leaked report claiming the impact was minimal 

    The head of the CIA has said a “body of credible intelligence” indicates that Iran’s nuclear programme was “severely damaged” by a US operation last weekend.

    Director John Ratcliffe revealed that information from a “historically reliable and accurate source” suggests several key sites were destroyed – and will take years to rebuild.

    This contrasts with a recently leaked report from the US Defence Intelligence Agency that cast doubt on the effectiveness of Operation Midnight Hammer.

    An assessment obtained by several media outlets concluded that bombing of three nuclear facilities might only have set back Iran’s capabilities by a few months.

    Donald Trump has refuted this leak in the strongest possible terms – describing it as “fake news” and insisting the military’s targets were “totally obliterated”.

    He added: “This was a devastating attack, and it knocked them for a loop.”

    The US president went on to reveal that defence secretary Pete Hegseth will be holding a “major news conference” later today that will be “interesting and irrefutable”.

    On Truth Social, he claimed that the “Great American Pilots” involved in the operation were “very upset” by the leaked report.

    “After 36 hours of dangerously flying through Enemy Territory, they landed, they knew the Success was LEGENDARY, and then, two days later, they started reading Fake News by CNN and The Failing New York Times,” he wrote.

    The truth lies deep underground

    The B-2 bombers have returned to their US base, but questions about the success of their airstrikes last weekend hang in the air.

    President Donald Trump is pushing back hard against a leaked preliminary intelligence report, suggesting the audacious bombing raid only set Iran’s nuclear ambition back “by months”.

    But Democrats say the president was claiming Iran’s underground facilities had been “obliterated” long before any intelligence had been received.

    Read the full analysis in our news briefing 

    The White House has highlighted an Israeli statement that suggested Tehran’s nuclear efforts have now been delayed for a few years, with Iran’s foreign ministry also confirming the facilities have suffered significant damage.

    But drawing reliable conclusions about the impact of the bunker buster bombs remains difficult – especially only days after they took place.

    Jeffrey Lewis, a professor of non-proliferation at the Middlebury Institute, said: “If it’s too early to know, why is Trump saying it’s obliterated? Either it’s too early to know, or you know.”

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