Pentagon Assessment: U.S. Airstrikes Failed to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program
A recent Pentagon assessment reveals that the U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have not succeeded in destroying the country's nuclear program. According to intelligence reports, the strikes only managed to delay Iran’s nuclear activities by a few months.
Last Saturday, the United States launched a high-profile air raid using advanced B-2 stealth bombers targeting key Iranian nuclear sites. At the time, U.S. President hailed the operation as a major success. However, just three days later, new findings from the Pentagon present a different picture.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Pentagon’s primary intelligence arm, prepared the report. Their initial analysis states that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium remained largely intact following the attack.
Sources within the DIA have also confirmed this information to CBS News, a U.S. affiliate of the BBC. Despite the scale and precision of the strike, Iran’s core nuclear capabilities appear to have survived the assault, indicating that the Islamic Republic may be able to resume its nuclear advancement sooner than expected.
White House Rejects Pentagon’s Assessment, Calls It “Completely False”
The White House has strongly refuted the Pentagon’s assessment, calling the intelligence report “completely false” and accusing critics of attempting to undermine President Donald Trump.
Earlier, President Trump had declared that Saturday’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites had “completely destroyed” the country’s uranium enrichment facilities. However, following the Pentagon’s more cautious evaluation, the former president took to his Truth Social platform, dismissing reports by CNN and The New York Times as “fake news” and claiming they were trying to downplay what he called one of the most successful military operations in history.
According to U.S. military sources, the coordinated strikes targeted Iran’s key nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The operation involved dropping 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs — weapons capable of penetrating up to 60 feet of reinforced concrete or 200 feet of earth before detonating.
The attack was carried out using state-of-the-art B-2 stealth bombers, designed to evade radar detection and deliver high-precision strikes deep within fortified enemy structures.
While the military hailed the tactical execution of the strikes, the strategic outcome remains in dispute, as U.S. intelligence suggests that Iran’s enriched uranium reserves were not destroyed — a key factor in determining the long-term impact of the operation.
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