US Strikes Delay Iran Nuclear Program by Months, Not Years, Intelligence Shows

According to a Defense Intelligence Agency report, US strikes on Iran’s nuclear program achieved far less than publicly claimed by President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

While B-2 stealth bombers dropped 30,000-pound bunker-busters on the deeply buried Fordo facility, causing entrance collapses and infrastructure damage, the underground facilities survived largely intact.

The assessment, based on sources familiar with the intelligence, indicates that Iran anticipated the strikes and moved critical highly enriched uranium out of multiple sites beforehand.

With centrifuges mostly operational and only months of delay to their program, experts worry these limited results could actually accelerate Iran’s push toward developing nuclear weapons rather than encouraging diplomatic negotiations.