President Donald Trump and his administration have come out in force to support his claim that last weekend’s bombing completely destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities.
June 26 President Donald Trump and his administration have come out in force to support his claim that last weekend’s bombing completely destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities after a leaked preliminary U.S. intelligence report found the attack only set back the Islamic regime’s nuclear program by months.
During a NATO summit press conference in The Hague on Wednesday, Trump lashed out at news organizations that reported the leaked classified Defense Intelligence Agency initial assessment, leaked Tuesday, saying the reports «maligned» the pilots of the B-2 bombers that bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday night.
«It was so bad they ended the war», Trump said. «Somebody said in a certain way, you know, that it was so devastating, actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know, that ended a war, too, this ended a war in a different way, but it was so devastating.»
Trump quoted a statement purportedly from the International Atomic Energy Agency that stated: «We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran’s military nuclear program, has set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.»
The White House also released the quote on its website along with comments from Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Israeli officials and others commenting on the status of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
