Trump, Israel Say US Airstrike ‘Destroyed’ Crucial Nuclear Facility and Set Iran Back Years

The White House refuted a leaked report that stated Iran’s nuclear capabilities were not totally destroyed in the U.S. airstrike.
Trump, Israel Say US Airstrike ‘Destroyed’ Crucial Nuclear Facility and Set Iran Back Years
A satellite image shows airstrike craters over the underground centrifuge halls of the Natanz Enrichment Facility, following U.S. airstrikes amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Natanz County, Iran, on June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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President Donald Trump announced that Israeli officials believe the U.S. airstrike targeting an Iranian nuclear site over the weekend has made it “totally inoperable” and set the regime back for years.

“The devastating U.S. strike on Fordow destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility totally inoperable,” Trump told a NATO conference in the Netherlands, reading the statement from the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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