Findings compiled by the Defense Intelligence Reporting Agency (DIA), the Pentagon’s main information unit, were shared with CNN by four sources familiar with the issue.
The assessment report is based on a combat rating conducted by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the aftermath of Sunday morning’s attack, according to one of the sources cited by American broadcasters.
The findings contradict Trump’s repeated claims that the attack “completely and completely erased” Iran’s uranium enrichment capabilities, the report said.
The US Secretary of Defense also repeated Trump’s claims on Sunday, saying Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been “extincted.”
Citing two sources familiar with the DIA assessment, CNN reported that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile remained intact, with one of them noting that the centrifuge targeting the attack had little damage.
“So the (DIA) rating is that the US will retreat the tops for probably several months,” the source said.
The White House admitted the Intelligence Election but rejected the conclusion to avoid further embarrassment for Trump.
“This suspected leak of ratings is a clear attempt to trust the brave fighter pilot who has made a completely executed mission to lightly mean President Trump and eliminate Iran’s nuclear program. Everyone knows what will happen when everyone is completely on their target.”
In the days leading up to the US invasion, Israel had already carried out its own attacks against Iran, which had already seen fierce resistance from the Iranian forces.
They also responded firmly to the US attack on nuclear sites with a catastrophic missile strike at U.S.-run Aldeid military base in Qatar on Monday, calling it a US president stopped, leaving no option but to ask the administration for a ceasefire.
According to CNN, the US B-2 bombers deployed these bombs to two or more major targets. They deployed two main targets – the FordowFuel Richment Plant and the Natanz Richment Complex – but the attack failed to completely destroy the site’s centrifuge and enriched uranium.
Damage to all targeted facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan was primarily limited to ground structures, including the power systems and facilities used in converting uranium into weapons-grade metals.
Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear weapons expert at the Middlebury International Institute, told CNN that commercial satellite images from the nuclear site support the assessment that Iranian programs remain largely intact.
“The ceasefire has come without Israel or the United States able to destroy several major underground nuclear facilities, including Natantz, Isfahan and Parkin,” Lewis said.
“These facilities could serve as the basis for the rapid restructuring of Iran’s nuclear program,” he added.
Scheduled classified briefings for both Congresses on operations were suddenly cancelled Tuesday, and Senate all-time briefings were rescheduled Thursday, CNN reported.
Iranian officials also dismissed and vowed to continue speculation about “eliminating” Iran’s indigenous nuclear enrichment programme due to American invasions.
In his remarks on Tuesday, Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), reiterated that the country’s nuclear program will continue to expand despite the attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities.
He said the country’s nuclear industry is deeply entrenched in scientific and technological infrastructure and cannot be dismantled into the enemy.
“They have to understand that this industry is rooted in our country. They cannot uproot it,” Kamalbandi said. “Growth in this industry must continue given the capabilities and possibilities we own, and that cannot be stopped.”
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