US strikes fail to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme — Report

A preliminary assessment by the United States Department of Defence has revealed that recent American airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites did not eliminate the country’s nuclear capabilities, but merely delayed progress by a few months.

According to intelligence sources cited by CBS News, Iran’s enriched uranium reserves remain untouched, and only minimal damage was done to its centrifuges.

The US military targeted three key sites — Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan — using “bunker buster” bombs designed to penetrate deep underground.

However, officials say the bulk of the destruction was limited to surface-level structures. While entrances to two of the facilities were sealed and some infrastructure was damaged, most underground equipment reportedly escaped significant harm.

Despite the Pentagon’s findings, the White House rejected the assessment, calling it the leak of a “low-level loser in the intelligence community” and describing it as “flat-out wrong.”

President Donald Trump insisted the nuclear sites were “completely destroyed,” accusing the media of launching “an attempt to demean one of the most successful military strikes in history.”

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “Based on everything we have seen — and I’ve seen it all — our bombing campaign obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons.”

He added, “Anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.”