US strikes on Iran set nuclear program back by months

[JimH52]

I don't put any stock into CNN for any truth. Better assessments I've seen are set back 3 to 5 years. I think it is much longer. They no longer have the infrastructure to make a bomb. They have to go back to the beginning and develop it.

I don't put much stock in a word that comes out of this lying WH. You can read the same story on any reputable news outlet.

trump proclaimed "obliterared" even before a preliminary assessment. He is a documented bragged and liar.

 

[marvin martian]

White House slams intel that suggests Trump-backed strikes didn't destroy targets in Iran

The president said Iran’s nuclear facilities were “completely and totally obliterated.” Reports of a new intelligence assessment suggest otherwise.

www.msnbc.com

Good report from MSNBC quoting US PENTAGON INTELLIGENCE sources. Trump is very bigly lying to us again. The NATO meeting in The Netherlands going on now will be laughing their asses off behind his lying back!

Also from MSNBC: "Hunter's laptop is Russian disinformation!"

Also from MSNBC: "If you're vaccinated, you can't get or spread covid!"

You people never learn...

 

[JimH52]

While the sites targeted by the US few days ago suffered major damage, the Iranian ability to pursue a nuclear weapon is barely altered because the components are spread around the country in many different locations.

The Iranians can resume enrichment activities pretty much any time.

And they moved the enriched material before the attack. And No One knows where it was moved.

 

[JimH52]

White House slams intel that suggests Trump-backed strikes didn't destroy targets in Iran

The president said Iran’s nuclear facilities were “completely and totally obliterated.” Reports of a new intelligence assessment suggest otherwise.

www.msnbc.com

Good report from MSNBC quoting US PENTAGON INTELLIGENCE sources. Trump is very bigly lying to us again. The NATO meeting in The Netherlands going on now will be laughing their asses off behind his lying back!

Laughing at him only between diaper changes.

 

[Cougarbear]

I don't put much stock in a word that comes out of this lying WH. You can read the same story on any reputable news outlet.

trump proclaimed "obliterared" even before a preliminary assessment. He is a documented bragged and liar.

Tell me, how would CNN or any other leftist news outlet know? Just the Iranians actions of this cease fire should tell you enough that you are full of crap. It's hilarious to watch the leftist Democrats support Iran and call Trump a fascist. Of course, you may just be a Trump supporter and want more bombing. Which is it?

 

[JimH52]

Tell me, how would CNN or any other leftist news outlet know? Just the Iranians actions of this cease fire should tell you enough that you are full of crap. It's hilarious to watch the leftist Democrats support Iran and call Trump a fascist. Of course, you may just be a Trump supporter and want more bombing. Which is it?

Face it, trump lied and he has all his minions telling the same lie.

 

[pknopp]

Tell me, how would CNN or any other leftist news outlet know? Just the Iranians actions of this cease fire should tell you enough that you are full of crap. It's hilarious to watch the leftist Democrats support Iran and call Trump a fascist. Of course, you may just be a Trump supporter and want more bombing. Which is it?

My guess would be the complete lack of any radiation anywhere.

 

[Rawley]

While the sites targeted by the US few days ago suffered major damage, the Iranian ability to pursue a nuclear weapon is barely altered because the components are spread around the country in many different locations.

The Iranians can resume enrichment activities pretty much any time.

Uh, no. The "components" for enriching uranium are large and bulky and complicated. They have not been moved.

They may have moved some of the 60% uranium out of the enrichment sites, but pretty sure the US and the Israelis were keeping track of that.

 

[braalian]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites

The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by four people briefed on it.

But...but I thought it was "obliterated. This goes to show you, not a word coming out of this WH vcan be believed.

Boy, he jumped the gun on that announcement too, didn’t he?

Not a good week for Trump and his big dramatic announcements

No wonder he’s irritable and dropping F-bombs on live tv

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites

The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by four people briefed on it.

But...but I thought it was "obliterated. This goes to show you, not a word coming out of this WH vcan be believed.

Well of course Trump said that. The entire mission was an exercise in vanity. He doesn't give two shits about anything but trying to pull the spotlight back onto himself.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Uh, no. The "components" for enriching uranium are large and bulky and complicated. They have not been moved.

They may have moved some of the 60% uranium out of the enrichment sites, but pretty sure the US and the Israelis were keeping track of that.

Unfortunately, as we know, the fat rapist doesn't listen to the intelligence community.

 

[Rawley]

Boy, he jumped the gun on that announcement too, didn’t he?

Not a good week for Trump and his big dramatic announcements

No wonder he’s irritable and dropping F-bombs on live tv

Well, I'd say it was a very good week for the Trump, Israel and the rest of the world. It was a very bad week for the mullahs.

 

[shockedcanadian]

First, my suspicions was initially that it would require a special forces unit to take out this location. An entry, place explosives, a very daring and risky attack.

If this is true, it cannot be good. If the buildings did collapse though and are not useable, than I can't see how it would only put them back a couple of months unless they are enriching in another country.

I suppose we will know over time as more intelligence and hopefully accurate information is purchased by dissidents. You can be sure that the Iran regime will be promoting to their own people that everything is fine because they suspect such information would leak out. This is going to require recruiting some very trustworthy and high ranked Iranians, not an easy task.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pentagon-intelligence-assessment-iran-strikes-1.7569872

A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran's nuclear program has been set back by only a few months after a U.S. strike, and was not "completely and fully obliterated" as U.S. President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The early intelligence report issued by the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, the sites were not totally destroyed.

The assessment found that at least some of Iran's highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the strikes and survived, according to the people. It also found that Iran's centrifuges are largely intact.

 

[kyzr]

That was a leaked preliminary report on battle damage.
"significant damage" was done.
If Iran moved some of the uranium it should be "findable".

 

[Concerned American]

The early intelligence report issued by the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

News flash Shocked. The first sentence above tells one lie--the DIA issued a report...only to be contradicted in the paragraphs last sentence stating the sources were not authorized to address the matter so THERE IS NO SOURCE. It is all BS. More msm BS--this time from the Canadians. SMFH

 

[Crepitus]

 

[Zincwarrior]

First, my suspicions was initially that it would require a special forces unit to take out this location. An entry, place explosives, a very daring and risky attack.

If this is true, it cannot be good. If the buildings did collapse though and are not useable, than I can't see how it would only put them back a couple of months unless they are enriching in another country.

I suppose we will know over time as more intelligence and hopefully accurate information is purchased by dissidents. You can be sure that the Iran regime will be promoting to their own people that everything is fine because they suspect such information would leak out. This is going to require recruiting some very trustworthy and high ranked Iranians, not an easy task.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pentagon-intelligence-assessment-iran-strikes-1.7569872

A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran's nuclear program has been set back by only a few months after a U.S. strike, and was not "completely and fully obliterated" as U.S. President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The early intelligence report issued by the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, the sites were not totally destroyed.

The assessment found that at least some of Iran's highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the strikes and survived, according to the people. It also found that Iran's centrifuges are largely intact.

Yep. Niw time to bail out of the region. Not our fight!

 

[Marener]

That was a leaked preliminary report on battle damage.
"significant damage" was done.
If Iran moved some of the uranium it should be "findable".

The people who said that inspections of nuclear sites couldn’t confirm compliance with the JCPOA, but they magically know what happened to the nuclear program hours after the bombings.

It’s just not credible.

 

[Kondor3]

First, my suspicions was initially that it would require a special forces unit to take out this location. An entry, place explosives, a very daring and risky attack.

If this is true, it cannot be good. If the buildings did collapse though and are not useable, than I can't see how it would only put them back a couple of months unless they are enriching in another country.

I suppose we will know over time as more intelligence and hopefully accurate information is purchased by dissidents. You can be sure that the Iran regime will be promoting to their own people that everything is fine because they suspect such information would leak out. This is going to require recruiting some very trustworthy and high ranked Iranians, not an easy task.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pentagon-intelligence-assessment-iran-strikes-1.7569872

A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran's nuclear program has been set back by only a few months after a U.S. strike, and was not "completely and fully obliterated" as U.S. President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The early intelligence report issued by the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, the sites were not totally destroyed.

The assessment found that at least some of Iran's highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the strikes and survived, according to the people. It also found that Iran's centrifuges are largely intact.

Then we'll just have to hit 'em again...

I wonder if the Bunker-Busters can contain an atomic warhead?

We could call it an Underground Test...

 

[Contumacious]

The assessment found that at least some of Iran's highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the strikes and survived, according to the people. It also found that Iran's centrifuges are largely intact.

BUNKER BUSTER BOMB Myth /MIT Prof Ted Postol & Lt Col Daniel Davis​