An Israeli lawmaker is disputing claims by President Donald Trump that the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran was “obliterated” by recent U.S. airstrikes. Trump, speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague, said intelligence agents had inspected the underground site and confirmed its destruction. However, Israeli MK Aryeh Deri contradicted this, saying no one had yet visited the site and that assessments were based solely on satellite imagery.

“There was damage,” Deri told Israeli media, “but claims of complete destruction are premature.”

In contrast, Israel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi stated that multiple Iranian nuclear facilities—including Natanz, Isfahan, and Arak—had been severely damaged or destroyed. Hanegbi said the Fordow facility had sustained significant damage that could prevent it from resuming operations.

Trump and U.S. officials continue to insist the strikes dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program. “It was obliteration,” Trump said, adding that the attacks had “set back the Iranian nuclear program decades.” He asserted that Israeli operatives had confirmed Fordow’s destruction and that a formal assessment would be released soon.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reinforced the administration’s stance, saying Iran is “much further” from developing a nuclear weapon than before the operation. Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth described the bombings as delivering “devastation.” However, a leaked Defense Intelligence Agency assessment, described as “low confidence,” reportedly questioned the effectiveness of the strikes. In response, the FBI has launched an investigation into the leak, which U.S. officials called “outrageous” and “treasonous.”